A 66-year old woman reportedly suffered a broken arm and injury on face after a car rammed into a crowd protesting against the immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) department in downtown Chicago on Tuesday evening .
In a video which has now gone viral, on social media platforms, a maroon sedan can be seen speeding through the protesters, nearly hitting multiple pedestrians. Demonstrators were seen momentarily chasing and striking the vehicle before it drove off from the scene without halting.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">During the protest against ICE in Downtown Chicago earlier today, a vehicle was caught on video nearly striking multiple pedestrians and a cyclist. Protesters can be seen briefly pursuing and hitting the car before it sped away from the scene without stopping. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chicago?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chicago</a>… <a href="https://t.co/UcJe4xDPEm">pic.twitter.com/UcJe4xDPEm</a></p>— CHICAGO CRITTER (@ChicagoCritter) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagoCritter/status/1932623238648959395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The woman, identified as Heather Blair, was on her way back home when the car barrelling down the street hit her, fracturing her left arm. She was taken to Northwest Memorial Hospital for treatment, Blair told CBS news.
“I thought it was a violent act, because the car was accelerating," Blair said. "It seemed like it was getting kind of heated, and we didn't want to be involved in any violence”.
The police said they are still investigating the matter.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fed-up driver plows through anti-ICE protesters blocking traffic in Chicago.<br/><br/>Public patience is wearing thin <a href="https://t.co/gGjoNXOsYR">pic.twitter.com/gGjoNXOsYR</a></p>— GhostCypher1 (@GhostCypher04) <a href="https://twitter.com/GhostCypher04/status/1932601218628493762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Massive demonstrations erupted in key US cities last week following a wave of immigration raids, as the Trump administration moves to deliver on his campaign pledge to deport immigrants using aggressive measures.
"President Trump promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in American history and left-wing riots will not deter him in that effort," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
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