The incident in Chicago — a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s controversial campaign to clamp down on crime and migrants without papers — was a rare fatal encounter between the heavily armed agents and their targets.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the man “refused to follow law-enforcements commands and drove his car at law enforcement officers” during a traffic stop by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
“One of the ICE officers was hit by the car and dragged a significant distance. Fearing for his own life, the officer fired his weapon,” the statement said.
According to authorities, the man targeted for detention was “a criminal illegal alien with a history of reckless driving. He entered the country at an unknown date and time.”