ICE agents, driving a white SUV, rammed a red SUV in a residential area of Chicago, fired tear gas into a crowd of bystanders and local police officers, reports Greg Sargent of the New Republic and the Chicago Sun-Times:
Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose.https://t.co/eFPwBFNX4S pic.twitter.com/jWLbSjhD3F
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) October 15, 2025
The feds admitted to using a precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuver to stop the car, in which agents hit the rear back corner of the car being pursued, causing it to spin out.
Chicago police are barred from causing a collision with another vehicle during a pursuit. Other police departments nationwide ban or restrict the maneuver, which has led to many deadly crashes nationwide...
After the crash, dozens of people gathered at the crash scene in protest, leading to a chaotic confrontation with federal officers.
Some protesters allegedly threw objects at federal agents, Chicago police said.
The feds then used tear gas and other chemical irritants on the crowd. In a video posted to Facebook, parents can be seen running from the area carrying a baby in a carrier.
In addition to residents, 13 Chicago police department members also were overcome by tear gas while on the scene to try to de-escalate tensions between protesters and federal agents, police said.
(Sources: Greg Sargent, Chicago Sun-Times)