Shooting Near ICE Sparks Protests, Noem Visits

Federal Border Patrol agents shot an armed woman on Chicago’s Southwest Side after an alleged civilian convoy rammed and boxed in ICE/CBP vehicles; authorities say the woman, identified as Marimar Martinez, sideswiped a federal vehicle and drove toward an agent before agents fired, and she was treated at a hospital and then released into FBI custody. Federal prosecutors have charged Martinez and Anthony Ian Sontos Ruiz over aggressive, erratic driving maneuvers that officials say escalated the encounter. The shooting ignited large protests near the scene and at the nearby Broadview ICE facility, where federal agents used tear gas, pepper balls and other crowd-control measures and several people have been detained or charged. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Broadview facility during the unrest, said she was briefly blocked from entering a municipal building, and vowed reinforcements as the administration moves to deploy additional federal and National Guard forces to Chicago. Illinois officials, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, criticized the federal response while state police and local law enforcement bolstered barriers, street closures and a unified command amid sharply escalating tensions over expanded immigration enforcement.