Photo: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began an enhanced enforcement operation in Chicago Jan. 26, 2025. The operation included officers with the Department of Justice, the FBI, the DEA, the ATF and the U.S. Marshals Service, from usice.gov, Wikimedia
The Chicago Police Superintendent explained this week that interfering with the actions of federal law enforcement agents, including ICE, is a violation of federal law.
Superintendent Larry Snelling also described actions, such as blocking ICE vehicles, or even ramming them, is an act of aggression that ICE agents can respond to with deadly force.