An illegal immigrant with a prior criminal history was arrested Wednesday after allegedly dragging a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer with his car while fleeing an arrest attempt outside Chicago, federal officials said. Jose Garnica-Naranjo, 32, a Mexican citizen, was taken into custody a day after violently resisting a targeted immigration enforcement operation, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
“This illegal alien used his vehicle to assault one of our ICE officers, hospitalizing the officer,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said. “Thankfully, the officer has since been released from the hospital. This is just the latest example of the staggering rise in anti-ICE violence, with our officers facing a more than 1,600% increase in assaults against them.” ICE officers spotted Garnica-Naranjo leaving a home in Chicago Heights on Tuesday morning. Officers followed his car at a distance before attempting to initiate a traffic stop, DHS said.
