Federal immigration agents are facing serious threats ranging from angry mobs to drug cartel bounties as tensions mount over the nationwide crackdown on migrants who entered the U.S. illegally.
An incident in Chicago made headlines after it escalated into a clash between ICE agents and local residents on Tuesday.
It started with a car chase through a Chicago neighborhood that ended in a crash and a riot. ICE agents say the driver was an immigrant in the U.S. illegally who was trying to flee arrest.
According to WLS , a DHS spokesperson says the pursuit ended with "illegal aliens ramming law enforcement with their vehicle, which resulted in the arrest of two illegal aliens from Venezuela." After that, "a violent mob began to surround law enforcement."
Residents at the scene began thro