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National police union ‘shocked and appalled’ at Chicago cops’ refusal to help ICE

October 6, 2025 | | Print Article

Police unions were left “shocked and appalled” over reports of an alleged decision by the Chicago Police Department regarding protesters surrounding federal officials.

Though little surprise has followed the politicization of immigration enforcement by elected officials like Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, the same could not be said following an alleged directive from Chicago’s chief of patrol.

Sunday, following multiple incidents where federal agents became targets of protesters, National Fraternal Order of Police President Patrick Yoes and Illinois State FOP President Chris Southwood issued a statement condemning any decision that involved reneging on the responsibility to come to the aid of a fellow law enforcement officer.

“Details are still emerging, but it appears that officers from the Chicago Police Department were ordered not to assist a group of ICE agents while they were physically threatened by what appeared to be an angry mob,” said Yoes. “Let me be clear, both the National FOP and the Illinois FOP believe that when an officer calls for assistance, you answer, no matter what.”

At fault was the Illinois Trust Act for “leading to a breakdown of local and Federal cooperation” as the law prohibits local law enforcement from engaging in immigration enforcement.

“The number one unwritten rule in law enforcement is that we respond to any calls from officers in distress,” said Southwood. “What would have happened if the local police were facing threats and nearby federal officers were told not to assist? Whether you agree about immigration enforcement or not, when a law enforcement officer is in trouble, nothing should stand in the way of fellow officers rendering assistance.”

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As had been reported, a Saturday incident “forced” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to fire on an armed suspect when hers was one of a reported 10 cars that “attacked and rammed” the ICE vehicles, boxing them in.

Following the incident, Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin shared reports that officers had been instructed by their Chief of Patrol to “NOT respond to Border Patrol agents’ call for help yesterday after they were reportedly surrounded by a large crowd of protesters following a ramming incident & shooting of an armed woman.”

A separate incident went viral after many shared footage, believing it depicted the initial report. Clarifying the video, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin detailed, “This footage is NOT from the attack in Chicago involving the 10-car caravan blockading our law enforcement, not involving ‘La Maggie.’ This is from ANOTHER vehicular assault later that day in Chicago, where an individual rammed an @ICEGov vehicle.”

“This violence is rampant, as much as JB Pritzker wants to whitewash the facts on the ground,” she went on, as U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino added, “Those who use vehicles to endanger, block in, or assault a federal officer will find themselves with a federal case. We WILL arrest you.”

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Yoes further stated, “Now more than ever, police officers need to band together in order to protect our brothers and sisters who wear the badge. We at the National FOP, as well as our members at the Illinois FOP, condemn these actions and urge Chicago officials to ensure that any law enforcement officer needing assistance is guaranteed that their brothers and sisters in law enforcement respond expeditiously.”

Meanwhile, a Sunday statement from the Chicago Police Department expressed, “To clarify misinformation currently circulating, CPD officers did in fact respond to the shooting scene involving federal authorities on Saturday to maintain public safety and traffic control.”

“The Chicago Police Department will always respond to anyone who is being attacked or is under the threat of physical harm,” added the statement. “For incidents involving federal immigration enforcement, CPD supervisors will respond to the scene and determine the appropriate course of action in accordance with City law.”

However, police sources are convinced that the CPD statement is “not true” and the responding officers were made to leave, and that the official position was little more than “COVER THEIR A– BULLS–T!!”

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