Recently released footage captures the dramatic moment when a Chicago resident allegedly turned his SUV into a lethal weapon, crashing it into an ICE officer’s pickup truck during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
Diego Emmanuel Reyes, 21, was charged by a federal grand jury on Thursday. The charges include assault, obstruction, intimidation, and interference with a federal officer, carrying a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
The audacious incident reportedly took place on October 4, 2025, amidst an enforcement operation on the city’s Southwest Side.
A newly surfaced video depicts a man purportedly targeting an ICE officer in Chicago as part of Operation Midway Blitz. (U.S. Attorney’s Office via X)
The Department of Homeland Security describes this as ‘one of the most violent days’ of Operation Midway Blitz, resulting in multiple arrests.
According to the indictment, Reyes is alleged to have deliberately crashed his SUV into the back of an ICE agent’s white pickup truck while the officer was engaged in official tasks.
After the initial crash, prosecutors claim Reyes hit the gas, accelerating his SUV forward and aggressively pushing the agent’s truck.
Federal authorities have condemned the alleged assault, emphasizing a strict law-and-order stance against violence targeting law enforcement.
Federal agents make multiple detainments in a far north side neighborhood of Chicago, as part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement surge. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images, File)
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“What this defendant did … was a dangerous and brazen act of violence against a federal agent as well as an attack on the rule of law,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros wrote in a statement. “The Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office will never tolerate such conduct and will continue to hold accountable those who seek to assault, impede, intimidate, or interfere with lawful federal operations.”
Douglas DePodesta, special agent-in-charge of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office, echoed the demand for accountability.
“The Chicago Field Office has zero tolerance for anyone impeding federal officers engaged in their lawful functions,” DePodesta said, noting that the FBI will use all available resources against those who undermine the rule of law.
Protesters clash with U.S. Border Patrol and other federal agents in Chicago. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post/Getty Images, File)
The indictment includes an enhanced penalty for the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon — the SUV — during the alleged attack, increasing the maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
An arraignment date in Chicago federal court has not yet been set.
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