{"id":2531657,"date":"2026-01-08T18:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T23:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foreign-national-charged-with-having-gun-near-ice-agents-in-chicago\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T18:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T23:38:02","slug":"foreign-national-charged-with-having-gun-near-ice-agents-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foreign-national-charged-with-having-gun-near-ice-agents-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign national charged with having gun near ICE agents in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fforeign-national-charged-with-having-gun-near-ice-agents-in-chicago%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Mexican national, Hector Gomez, has been federally charged with illegally possessing and firing a loaded handgun in Chicago near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fewer-than-30k-illegals-were-deported-in-2022\/\" title=\"In 2022, fewer than 30k illegals were deported\">immigration enforcement operations<\/a>.Prosecutors say Gomez brandished the gun at a victim on Nov. 8, 2025, and Chicago police later found the firearm in his lap while he was parked in the Little Village neighborhood; about four hours earlier, at least two rounds were fired roughly two blocks away near U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents. Gomez is a convicted felon who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-shot-at-police-during-100mph-chase-reportedly-an-illegal-immigrant-deported-7-times\/\" title=\"Man Who Shot at Police During 100MPH Chase Reportedly an Illegal Immigrant Deported 7 Times\">deported multiple times<\/a> between 2008 and 2015. The case is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-isis-sympathizer-charged-in-texas\/\" title=\"Another ISIS sympathizer charged in Texas\">cited amid broader concerns<\/a> about the safety of federal immigration officers-ICE says attacks on its officers have risen dramatically, and the article notes a recent Bloomington, Minn., incident in which a federal officer shot and killed a driver during immigration operations, an event defended publicly by Vice President J.D. Vance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Foreign national charged with having gun near ICE agents in Chicago<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2467527\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\">Mexican<\/a> national has been charged with illegally <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guns-and-firearms\/\">possessing and firing a loaded handgun<\/a> in Chicago near <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/immigration\/\">immigration<\/a> enforcement actions last year.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors allege Hector Gomez brandished a firearm at a victim on Nov. 8, 2025. Shortly after, Chicago police officers found the gun in Gomez&rsquo;s lap while he was parked in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4412145\/walz-national-guard-law-enforcement-ice-protests\/\">Walz authorizes National Guard to assist law enforcement amid ICE shooting protests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4412075\/wisconsin-man-nikita-casap-guilty-plea-parricide-trump-assassination-plot\/\">Wisconsin man pleads guilty to killing parents in Trump assassination plot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4411876\/salt-lake-city-shooting-funeral-dispute\/\">Salt Lake City shooting that left two dead arose from funeral dispute, police say<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Four hours earlier, prosecutors allege &ldquo;at least two rounds were discharged from the same gun about two blocks from the parking lot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The rounds were fired in the proximity of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents who were engaged in the performance of their official duties,&rdquo; the indictment said.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez had previously been convicted of a felony and was removed from the United States on at least four different occasions between 2008 and 2015, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>The safety of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal officers enforcing federal immigration law<\/a> has continued to be an issue. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says attacks on ICE officers are up over 1,300%.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday in Bloomington, Minnesota, a female driver was shot to death by a federal officer. Videos show the driver driving into the officer. Federal immigration officials were in the area conducting operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4411163\/tom-homan-slams-lawmakers-reckless-reactions-to-ice-shooting\/\">TOM HOMAN SLAMS LAWMAKERS&rsquo; &lsquo;RECKLESS&rsquo; REACTIONS TO ICE SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was trying to ram this guy with her car. He shot back. He defended himself. He&rsquo;s already been seriously wounded in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-to-change-body-camera-policy\/\" title=\"Justice Department To Change Body Camera Policy\">law enforcement operations<\/a> before,&rdquo; said Vice President J.D. Vance of the officer in Minnesota. &ldquo;And everybody who&rsquo;s been repeating the lie that this is some innocent woman who was out for a drive in Minneapolis when a law enforcement officer shot at her, you should be ashamed of yourselves, every single one of you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>ICE reports car attacks on officers and agents are up over 3,200% since last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican man charged with firing gun near ICE in Chicago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2531658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25342664308164.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4387,70425,52567,3813],"class_list":["post-2531657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-chicago","tag-firearm-possession","tag-ice-agents","tag-immigration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25342664308164.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531657"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531661,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531657\/revisions\/2531661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}