CHICAGO — Federal agents detained at least four people — two of them U.S. citizens — as they wound through Little Village on Wednesday morning, officials said.

Federal agents, including Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, were spotted at various locations in Little Village throughout the morning, making stops at a local Home Depot and laundromat. They caused at least two car crashes, said Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, one of many who came to the area to document the agents’ actions.

At one point, agents, including Bovino, stopped near 26th Street and Cicero Avenue, where they faced off with neighbors and local officials. Locals recorded the agents as they held long guns and pepper-sprayed at least one man.

Little Village, also called La Villita, is a famous Mexican-American enclave. The agents’ act

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