Federal agents in Chicago are facing a nightmare most of us can’t imagine: a violent street gang has literally issued a “shoot-on-sight” order against them. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Latin Kings have targeted immigration enforcement officers working in the city, leading the agency to warn its teams to use “extreme caution.”
Shots were fired. Agents’ vehicles were rammed. Bricks and paint cans were thrown at Border Patrol trucks in the Little Village neighborhood during ongoing immigration operations. This isn’t happening in some failed foreign state. It’s happening on American streets.
These attacks come amid Operation Midway Blitz, a federal crackdown led by the Trump administration to restore order and remove criminal aliens in Chicago. The mission is clear: enforce the law, protect communities, and dismantle violent networks that thrive under decades of neglect from local politicians.
But instead of standing with law enforcement, Chicago’s progressive leadership is doing what it always does, making their job harder. Judge Sara Ellis just slapped federal officers with a sweeping injunction limiting their ability to use force, even after a Border Patrol official reported agents were being shot at and assaulted. Fortunately, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration’s petition for writ of mandamus, as reported here on RedState by Susie Moore. Ellis justified her ruling by saying the official had “misrepresented” the level of threat posed by protesters.
Tell that to the agents who just dodged bullets.
Chicago officials love to virtue-signal about “community safety,” but it’s their failed policies that made the city a sanctuary for organized chaos. They protect criminals, defund police, and then act shocked when gangs run the show. Now, even federal agents are being hunted in their own country, and city leaders are more concerned about optics than survival.
The Trump administration’s DHS is doing what any competent government should do: restoring law and order where local authorities won’t. Homeland Security reports an 8,000 percent spike in death threats against its officers. Every day these agents step into neighborhoods ruled by gangs, they’re risking their lives to defend laws that Chicago politicians openly despise.
While the city’s leaders host press conferences and talk about “equity,” federal agents are dodging gunfire from men who have no respect for law, country, or life. The Latin Kings have turned parts of Chicago into a battlefield. And instead of rallying behind the people trying to stop it, the city’s leadership attacks the very operation that’s working to clean it up.
It’s the same story we’ve seen for years: Democratic strongholds reject enforcement, embrace anarchy, and then blame Washington when their cities collapse. Only this time, it’s not civilians paying the price, it’s the men and women wearing the badge.
Trump’s DHS deserves credit for not backing down. They’re doing the hard work the city won’t. They’re targeting the “worst of the worst,” pulling violent offenders off the streets, and reminding the rest of the country what leadership looks like.
The tragedy is that Chicago’s political class seems more offended by federal agents defending themselves than by gang members issuing assassination orders. You’d think a city with thousands of unsolved murders would welcome some help. But to them, it’s not about safety, it’s about control. I’ve spent enough time around law enforcement to know these agents aren’t out there looking for a fight. They’re out there doing the job that too many others have walked away from: protecting families, enforcing laws, and trying to keep the peace in a place that’s forgotten what peace looks like.
If the Latin Kings think they can intimidate the federal government, they’re in for a rude awakening. But the real question is whether Chicago’s leaders will finally wake up too, or keep standing in the way while their city burns. Because if a “shoot-on-sight” order against federal agents doesn’t shake them out of their political delusion, nothing will.
Editor’s Note: After more than 40 days of screwing Americans, a few Dems have finally caved. The Schumer Shutdown was never about principle—just inflicting pain for political points.
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