Border Patrol agents in Chicago shot an armed woman after she and a group of people rammed cars into vehicles used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, authorities said, as protests intensify and the Trump administration vows to deploy federal troops to the Democratic stronghold.

The woman, a U.S. citizen identified as Marimar Martinez, was armed with a “semi-automatic weapon” and drove herself to the hospital for treatment after being shot on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to the Department of Homeland Security. She was discharged and taken into custody by the FBI.

Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for DHS, said in a statement the woman was named in an intelligence bulletin last week for allegedly "doxing agents." Another person accused of ramming into ICE vehicles, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, has also been taken into custody in Chicago.

The incident broke out in Broadview, a suburb west of the city that has become a flashpoint for protests against heightened immigration enforcement. Several protesters were arrested over the weekend and multiple Border Patrol agents were sent to the hospital after clashes outside the Broadview ICE facility, according to DHS.

Protests escalate amid Trump's heightened deportation campaign

Chicago has seen large-scale raids involving helicopters and masked agents since last month, when the White House ordered an immigration crackdown known as Operation Midway Blitz. More than 800 people have been arrested, according to federal tallies.

For weeks, hundreds have protested outside an ICE facility in Broadview, with protesters blocking ICE vehicles and federal agents deploying pepper spray, tear gas and non-lethal ammunition.

After DHS agents fired at Martinez, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem vowed to send reinforcements and special operations to the scene.

Trump plans to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago

On Saturday, Oct. 4, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warned that President Donald Trump’s administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard.

“Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will,” Pritzker wrote on X. “It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.”

Trump has deployed National Guard troops to other Democratic-run cities, including Los Angeles and Washington, moves that are being challenged in court.

A Trump-appointed federal judge over the weekend stopped the Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, while a lawsuit on the matter winds through court.

Contributing: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy and Michael Loria, USA TODAY

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