Two illegal immigrants allegedly tried to use their vehicles in “deliberate attempts to ram and injure” Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the Chicago metro area.

Both assaults happened on Wednesday in the Chicago suburbs of Norridge and Bensenville. They come as the government is currently concerned about violence against immigration officers. The Trump administration is also preparing to deploy the National Guard in Chicago to help reduce crime and assist with other issues.

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Neither of the ramming incidents, which involved illegal immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala, respectively, resulted in any injuries.

“In the first assault in Norridge, IL, Miguel Escareno De Loera, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, rammed his vehicle into an ICE law enforcement vehicle twice. He then jumped a curb and crashed his car into a stop sign — ending his violent assault,” the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News. “Escareno De Loera entered the United States at an unknown date and unknown location, without inspection by an immigration official.” 

“In the second instance, Widman Osberto Lopez-Funes, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, rammed his vehicle into ICE agents during a targeted enforcement operation, and then exited the vehicle and fled into his residence in Bensenville, IL,” the department added. “This criminal illegal alien was later arrested on scene without incident.” 

The Trump administration is pursuing charges against both illegal immigrants for assaulting law enforcement. Each of the assaults comes as protests ensue at an ICE facility in nearby Broadview. Officers have had to deploy teargas to quell protests there.

“Thankfully, none of our law enforcement officers were killed because of these deranged criminals’ attacks on law enforcement. This is exactly what happens when [Illinois] Governor Pritzker, [Chicago] Mayor Johnson, and other sanctuary politicians demonize ICE and encourage illegal aliens to resist law enforcement,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to the outlet.

“Our ICE law enforcement is facing a more than 1000% increase in assaults — including cars — being used as weapons against them,” she added. “Secretary [Kristi] Noem has been clear: anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” 

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Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said Friday that Noem “should no longer be able to step foot” in Illinois without accountability for the Trump administration’s gross misconduct.

“It’s time she faces the public and takes questions from the press to be held accountable for the Trump Administration’s gross misconduct,” the statement continues.