Border Patrol Agents Reportedly Shot At In Chicago During Immigration Enforcement Operation

U.S. Border Patrol agents were shot at in Chicago during an immigration enforcement operation, according to a new report.

The incident took place on Sunday afternoon in the Little Village neighborhood. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed that an unknown man passed by the operation, shot from his black Jeep and drove off.

The Chicago Police Department said officers secured the scene and there are no reports of people being hit by gunfire. The shooter has not been found.

"This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of violence and obstruction. Over the past two months, we've seen an increase in assaults and obstruction targeting federal law enforcement during operations. These confrontations highlight the dangers our agents face daily and the escalating aggression toward law enforcement. The violence must end," DHS said in a statement.

Elsewhere in the country, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents were shot at twice while patrolling the southern border, according to another report.

The development comes after another report detailing that cartels were offering $10,000 bounties to people shooting at agents.

Border Report noted that the incidents took place in the span of a few hours. The first one happened near the Big Red X monument in Juarez. The shots didn't hit any agents and it isn't clear whether they crossed the border.

The second incident happened west of the Paso del Norte international bridge and were aimed at agents seeking to apprehend a group of migrants and their guides. After the second case, Mexican officers surrounded a neighborhood where they thought the shooters were hiding. There were no arrests reported.

NewsNation had reported last week that cartels are are offering $10,000 to people who shoot at border patrol agents at the southern border.

Concretely, Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley Sector said it received information about a "coordinated attack" where cartels were offering such amounts to people who "engage in shootings at" officers.

As a result, the document adds, "agents should remain aware of the potential threat and maintain heightened vigilance of their surroundings while conducting operations."

The development comes shortly after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed to be aware of $50,000 bounties for the assassination of senior officials. The organizations also offered between $5,000 and $10,000 for kidnappings or non-lethal assaults, and $2,000 for doxxing or gathering intelligence on agents.