By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest Friday in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them, officials said.
The shooting just outside the city follows days of threats by the Trump administration to surge immigration enforcement in Chicago and less than a week into an operation labeled “Midway Blitz” by federal officials targeting the so-called sanctuary policies in Chicago and Illinois.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a news release that the officer was trying to arrest a man who had a history of reckless driving, but he refused officers’ orders and instead drove his car at them. An ICE officer who was hit and dragged by the car felt his life was threatened and opened fire, the department said.
Law enforcement responds to the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after the suspect drove his car at the arresting officers on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld) Law enforcement responds to the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after the suspect drove his car at the arresting officers on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld) Law enforcement responds to the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after the suspect drove his car at the arresting officers on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld) Law enforcement responds to the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after the suspect drove his car at the arresting officers on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld) Show Caption1 of 4Law enforcement responds to the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after the suspect drove his car at the arresting officers on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld) ExpandICE said both the officer and the driver from the shooting in the Franklin Park suburb, about 18 miles west of Chicago, were taken to a local hospital, where the suspect was pronounced dead.
“We are praying for the speedy recovery of our law enforcement officer. He followed his training, used appropriate force, and properly enforced the law to protect the public and law enforcement,” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he is aware of the shooting and demanded “a full, factual accounting of what’s happened today to ensure transparency and accountability.”
Video from the scene shows police tape and traffic cones blocking off parts of the street where a large food distribution truck and gray car can be seen from a distance. Multiple law enforcement vehicles were surrounding the area.
Erendira Rendón, chief program officer at a local advocacy group called the Resurrection Project, said the shooting “shows us the real danger that militarized enforcement creates in our neighborhoods.”
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Chicagoans, meanwhile, have been preparing for weekend Mexican Independence Day celebrations that include parades, festivals, street parties and car caravans, despite the potential immigration crackdown in the nation’s third-largest city.
McLaughlin said that “viral social media videos and activists encouraging illegal aliens to resist law enforcement” have made the work of ICE officers more dangerous.
Santana reported from Washington.
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