Federal agents fire tear gas in tense standoff with Chicago crowd
Wednesday, October 15th 2025, 8:14:03 am
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<body><p>STORY: :: Aerial footage shows federal agents firing tear gas at a Chicago crowd </p><p>:: Chicago, Illinois</p><p>:: October 14, 2025</p><p>:: The standoff comes amid opposition to the presence of ICE agents in the city</p><p>:: A vehicle that agents reportedly used to chase a man was wrecked in the confrontation</p><p>The confrontation led to the deployment of tear gas, and the wrecking of a vehicle reportedly used by agents during a chase to detain a man. The situation escalated as community members resisted, throwing back tear gas canisters at the agents. </p><p>The ICE presence in Chicago has been resisted by the city's Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, and Illinois' Democratic governor, JB Pritzker.</p><p>Earlier this month, Johnson signed an order prohibiting ICE agents from using city-owned property as staging areas for operations, and local businesses have posted signs declaring their premises off-limits to ICE.</p></body>
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