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A law enforcement officer was injured Sunday afternoon after a man allegedly drove a van toward officers and rammed their vehicles during an operation in Charlotte, as immigration raids swept across the North Carolina city.

The suspect — a U.S. citizen — accelerated his van at officers conducting an enforcement operation near the University City area, according to an X post from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The driver then fled, triggering a "dangerous high-speed chase through a densely populated area" before agents managed to box him in, DHS said.

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"During the chase, he attempted to ram into law enforcement vehicles —

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