Undocumented Mexican immigrant in custody for firing shots at Border Patrol in Little Village, DHS says

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said a man is in custody for allegedly firing shots at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood over the weekend.

In a post to X, the official DHS account said that a "criminal illegal alien from Mexico" was arrested "in relation to Saturday's shooting targeting Border Patrol agents in Chicago."

The post goes on to claim the man had "previously been convicted for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon/vehicle, felony possession of a weapon, and illegal entry."

DHS said he's "currently marked as a violator of the Laken Riley Act" and charges against him are pending.

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