Protesters on Chicago’s South Side are teargassed after high-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest Nation Oct 15, 2025 9:55 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A high-speed chase involving Border Patrol agents led to the pursued person’s arrest Tuesday afternoon in a residential street on Chicago’s South Side, authorities said, and footage from the scene shows protesters gathering before agents deployed a tear gas to disperse them.

While federal agents conducted an immigration enforcement operation, a driver suspected of being in the country illegally rammed into a Border Patrol vehicle before fleeing, Department of Homeland Security officials said. The agents chased the vehicle until the driver stopped and attempted to run away, according to DHS.

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