Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling delivered a stark warning that protesters ramming or boxing in ICE vehicles will face deadly force in response, marking a dramatic escalation in the confrontation between law enforcement and leftist mobs targeting federal agents.
Superintendent Issues Deadly Force Warning
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling delivered an unambiguous message to anti-ICE protesters during a Monday press conference. “If you ram any vehicle that contains law enforcement agents, this is considered deadly force, and they can use deadly force in response to stop you,” Snelling stated. He emphasized that boxing in federal agents with vehicles creates a reasonable belief of an ambush, justifying the use of force. This stark warning came after weekend confrontations where car caravans allegedly rammed ICE vehicles, leading to one federal agent discharging his weapon.
The superintendent’s comments represent a significant escalation in tensions over Chicago’s immigration enforcement. Snelling made clear that obstructing federal agents constitutes a crime regardless of political disagreement with immigration policy. He explicitly rejected claims that CPD ordered officers to stand down during the weekend incidents, stating he would never tell officers to abandon federal agents under attack. The warning signals a hardline approach against protesters who have increasingly used aggressive tactics to interfere with ICE operations.
Anarchist Network Targets Federal Agents
Federal security bulletins from DHS and the Center for Internet Security revealed a disturbing escalation in anti-ICE activism. A Chicago anarchist website conducted systematic surveillance of at least four ICE facilities in the metro area, posting detailed layouts, diagrams, and photographs of the buildings. More alarmingly, the site published identifying information, including names, faces, and badge numbers of individual ICE agents. DHS concluded this exposure significantly increases the risk of targeted violence against federal personnel, comparing current threat levels to previous shootings at ICE facilities in Texas.
The doxing operation represents a dangerous new phase in leftist resistance to immigration enforcement. Federal agencies issued a $50,000 reward for information about attacks on agents at 39th and Kedzie, underscoring the serious nature of these threats. The systematic nature of the surveillance and information-gathering suggests organized efforts to compromise agents’ safety and operational security. This intelligence gathering mirrors tactics used by domestic extremists who have previously targeted law enforcement facilities and personnel across the country.
Even the Chicago Police Chief gets it. Let ICE do their jobs or else face consequences………pic.twitter.com/RtwNHB0t16
— Common Cent$ (@Common_Cent1) January 9, 2026
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ICE Chicago anarchist website targeting agents, facilities, law enforcement security bulletins say
CPD’s Larry Snelling: The Man Behind the Shield
Time to start doxxing the people who are attacking our law enforcement people. Also, our law enforcement people should be armed and have absolutely NO PENALTIES when they are defending themselves against these attacks. Lock & load and fire at will should be the order of the day.