Chicago Police officers were ordered not to help Border Patrol agents Saturday after they faced an angry crowd, according to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, who posted the news on X.
“Chicago police officers were instructed by their Chief of Patrol to NOT respond to Border Patrol agents call for help yesterday after they were reportedly surrounded by a large crowd of protesters following a ramming incident & shooting of an armed woman,” Melugin wrote.
Melugin attached a screenshot of what he said was a Chicago Police Department (CPD) computer-aided dispatch (CAD). The CAD referred to an unnamed caller who identified him or herself as a member of the Border Patrol.
“Caller is 1 of approx 30 armed border patrol agents (ice) who are being surrounded by a large crowd of people requesting cpd,” the CPD said. (RELATED: ‘I’ll … Kill You Right Now’: Chicago Anti-ICE Demonstrator Allegedly Threatened Federal Officers)
“No units will respond to this.”
As reported Saturday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Saturday that Border Patrol agents in Chicago were “attacked and rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars” and “forced” to open fire on an armed woman.
No law enforcement officers were seriously harmed during the incident, according to authorities.
The agency condemned the apparent use of vehicles against law enforcement on Thursday after DHS said “illegal aliens” targeted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with cars during two separate incidents in Chicago.
ICE launched “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago and across Illinois on Sept. 8 to target illegal migrants who “flocked” to the region due to its sanctuary laws, according to DHS. Local politicians, including Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, have railed against the Trump administration for these efforts. In addition, many riots have broken out across the region.