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CHICAGO (WLS) — New law enforcement security bulletins claim ICE agents and facilities are at increased threat of violence from domestic extremists.
Those warnings come as federal officers report they were rammed and attacked by a car caravan in Chicago over the weekend — one officer opening fire.
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Those bulletins from the Center for Internet Security and Department of Homeland Security state that ICE agents and facilities have been targeted by an anarchist website in Chicago.
The assessment from CIS said at least four Chicago-area ICE facilities, including Broadview, have been surveilled with detailed layouts, diagrams and photos posted to what is described as an anarchist website.
Also found on the website reviewed by the ABC7 I-Team were photos of ICE agents, including names, faces and badge numbers.
“There has been an increase in the attempt to gather and, you know, anonymously, share and gather information online and publish it even on websites publicly available about these activities,” said Jason Perry, a Cybersecurity professor at Lewis University.
A separate Department of Homeland Security Joint Intelligence Bulletin from this month advises ICE facilities and personnel face an increased threat from domestic violent extremists similar to the two shootings at ICE facilities in Texas in September and July.
ABC7 police affairs consultant Bill Kushner said the enhanced federal action in Chicago brings enhanced risk to immigration operations.
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“These are law enforcement operations, and these are law enforcement officers that are doing what they were sworn to do, and you can’t interfere. The more people resist this in a violent fashion, the more violence is going to be used to defend the officers,” Kushner said.
One woman was shot after Federal Customs and Border Protection officers patrolling over the weekend say they were boxed in by a car caravan.
Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling on Monday weighed in on the violence.
“It is reasonable for them to believe they are being ambushed ad it’s reasonable for them to use force based on those conditions,” he said.
Now the FBI and ATF-Chicago have issued an alert for information on the incident at 39th and Kedzie with a $50,000 reward.
“This is not a game, this is not a joke, this is still our city. And we still have a responsibility to maintain safety and calm in our city,” said Snelling.
Two people have now been federally charged in that case, as over the past week we have seen agents slam protestors to the ground.
Throw chemical irritants out of vehicles while stuck in traffic and detain elected officials while they are engaging in peaceful activity.
Kushner told the I-Team local police are trained and know how violent a crowd can be. He added, “And I don’t know if the federal agencies actually get that same level of training.”
This all comes as an alleged member of a Chicago street gang was charged late Monday in a murder for hire plot soliciting the murder of a high ranking official involved in Operation Midway Blitz, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
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