Chicago Top Cop Lists Illegal Ways to Protest I.C.E., and Possible Consequences

October 9, 2025
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. 

See video below: