The Department of Homeland Security blasted “disgusting smears” Wednesday and said two illegal aliens rammed a Border Patrol SUV before a tense street clash on Chicago’s Southeast Side on Tuesday.
Federal officials said agents used a PIT maneuver to stop the suspects near East 105th Street and South Avenue N around midday, arrested two Venezuelan nationals and later faced a hostile crowd where objects were thrown and tear gas was deployed. Thirteen Chicago police officers were exposed, according to Fox 32 Chicago. (RELATED: ‘He Needs To Come Out Here’: Chief Border Patrol Agent Dares Dan Goldman To Walk Streets Of Chicago)
“FALSE. These are more disgusting smears peddled by the media and billboard law firms,” the Department of Homeland Security wrote on its X account, adding that a U.S. citizen teenager “threw eggs and hit a CBP Officer in the head,” was taken to the FBI’s Chicago Field Office, “freely admitted” throwing eggs, met with an attorney at the field office and “was released without charges.”
FALSE. These are more disgusting smears peddled by the media and billboard law firms.
Here are the facts: immediately following illegal aliens ramming law enforcement with their vehicle, which resulted in the arrest of two illegal aliens from Venezuela, a violent mob began… https://t.co/weJEvM6QY7
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 15, 2025
DHS said the crash happened during an immigration enforcement operation and identified the suspects as Luis Gerardo Pirela-Ramirez and Yonder Enrique Tenefe-Perez.
Video from the scene showed a damaged SUV being towed as agents formed lines against a swelling crowd; police documented the crash while federal officers prepared to leave.
A DHS spokesperson framed the confrontation as part of a broader pattern of attacks on federal officers: “This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers.”
An attorney for a 15-year-old American citizen detained during the disturbance has accused agents of rough treatment and “disappearing” the teen for several hours; DHS countered on X that the teen admitted to pelting an officer with eggs and was released without charges after meeting counsel.
Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker criticized federal agents’ use of tear gas in the neighborhood in a post on X; Chicago police said 13 of their officers were exposed to gas during the incident.
ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.
The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) October 14, 2025
The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.
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