A new Fox News report has confirmed what federal officials warned Saturday: that Chicago police officers were ordered not to respond when federal agents under attack called for help outside the city.
According to multiple federal and Chicago law enforcement sources, an internal dispatch sent by the Chicago Police Department’s Chief of Patrol instructed all units to stand down as ICE and Border Patrol agents were being boxed in, rammed, and surrounded by a violent crowd in Broadview, Illinois.
“PLEASE CHIEF OF PATROL NO UNITS WILL RESPOND TO THIS AS RELATED FROM 04-Oc5-2025/12:34:44…CALLER IS 1 OF APPROX 30 ARMED PATROL AGENTS (ICE) WHO ARE BEING SURROUNDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE REQUESTING CPD,” read the internal Chicago computer-aided dispatch message obtained by Fox News.
The stand-down order came just as federal agents were trapped by ten vehicles during a chaotic confrontation that left one suspect wounded and several others under arrest. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that an armed woman opened fire on agents after ramming a vehicle, forcing officers to return fire in defense.
“Officers were forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots at an armed U.S. citizen,” McLaughlin said, identifying the shooter as Marimar Martinez, who had previously posted online: “Hey to all my gang let’s f— those motherf—— up, don’t let them take anyone.”
Federal officials have condemned the lack of response from local authorities.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago called the incident “serious” and vowed to prosecute anyone, “including public officials,” who obstructed or endangered federal officers.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, meanwhile, accused the Trump administration of “unprecedented aggression against Illinois citizens,” even as DHS described the attackers as “domestic terrorists.”
The revelation that Chicago police were explicitly ordered not to assist federal officers has sparked national outrage and heightened scrutiny of Pritzker’s sanctuary policies, policies critics say have turned Illinois into a haven for chaos.
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