A man in Chicago opened fire on US Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. However, the Chicago Police Department denied that anyone was injured in the incident.

According to DHS, the suspect, who was driving a black Jeep, managed to flee the scene and remains at large. Chicago police said officers responded to reports of shots being fired and secured the area. “There are no reports of anyone struck by gunfire,” the department said in a statement.

The shooting reportedly occurred in the Little Village neighbourhood during protests against ongoing immigration raids by federal agents. A Reuters witness saw police detaining a man after an argument with residents following one such raid.

DHS said “agitator

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