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Illegal immigrant arrested after dragging, striking ICE officer in Chicago suburb: DHS

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Fox News · collected 2026-11-12 · by Preston Mizell, Louis Casiano

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Homeland Security reported that Jose Garnica-Naranjo, a 32-year-old Mexican citizen with criminal history including domestic violence and assault, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly dragging an ICE officer while fleeing arrest near Chicago. The incident occurred when ICE attempted to stop Garnica’s vehicle; he accelerated and drove over a median, throwing the officer from the car, then struck him again as he fled. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin blamed sanctuary city rhetoric for rising violence against immigration officers, citing a more than 1,600% increase in such incidents.
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Jose Garnica-Naranjo, a 32-year-old Mexican citizen with a prior criminal history, was arrested on November 9, 2026, after allegedly dragging and striking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer with his car while fleeing an arrest attempt near Chicago Heights. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Garnica-Naranjo was hospitalized after the incident, but the officer was later released. The DHS reported that this is part of a broader trend of increasing violence against ICE officers, with assaults rising by more than 1,600% in recent years. The incident highlights the ongoing tensions between ICE and sanctuary cities, as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called for cooperation with ICE to prevent further injuries to officers.

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Homeland Security reported that Jose Garnica-Naranjo, a 32-year-old Mexican citizen with criminal history including domestic violence and assault, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly dragging an ICE officer while fleeing arrest near Chicago. The incident occurred when ICE attempted to stop Garnica’s vehicle; he accelerated and drove over a median, throwing the officer from the car, then struck him again as he…

Illegal immigrant arrested after dragging, striking ICE officer in Chicago suburb: DHS (this article)
New York Post12 Nov

Jose Garnica-Naranjo, a 32-year-old Mexican citizen with prior criminal convictions including domestic violence and assault, was arrested after allegedly dragging an ICE officer with his car while fleeing from immigration enforcement near Chicago. The incident occurred on November 12, 2026, when ICE attempted to arrest Garnica-Naranjo, leading to the officer being hospitalized with injuries but eventually released…

Illegal immigrant Jose Garnica-Naranjo arrested after dragging, striking ICE officer with car: DHS →

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Just The News
Hedges 0 of 14 claims Outlet record 94/100
“Article A discusses a broader roundup operation by ICE targeting criminal illegal aliens with severe prior convictions, while Article B describes a specific violent incident involving an arrest in Chicago where an immigrant allegedly dragged and struck an ICE officer.”
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Hedges 3 of 32 claims Outlet record 60/100
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Topics

Chicago DHS ICE Mexican U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Subjects

Garnica PERSON · 6× ICE ORG · 6× DHS ORG · 3× Chicago GPE · 1× Homeland Security ORG · 1× Jose Garnica-Naranjo PERSON · 1× Markwayne Mullin PERSON · 1× Mexican NORP · 1× U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1×

Narrative

"When officers attempted to remove him from the vehicle, Garnica accelerated and fled while an ERO Chicago officer was partially inside the vehicle through the driver-side window," DHS said in a statement.
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Claims (16 extracted, 4 hedged)

An illegal immigrant with a prior criminal history was arrested Wednesday after allegedly dragging a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer with his car while fleeing an arrest attempt outside Chicago, federal officials said. uncertain
officials → arrest → Chicago
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. uncertain
Naranjo → take → Security
"This illegal alien used his vehicle to assault one of our ICE officers, hospitalizing the officer," said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. asserted
Mullin → use → officer
"Thankfully, the officer has since been released from the hospital. asserted
officer → release → 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. asserted
officers → face → them
ICE officers spotted Garnica leaving a home in Chicago Heights on Tuesday morning. asserted
Garnica → spot → morning
Officers followed his car at a distance before attempting to initiate a traffic stop, DHS said. asserted
DHS → follow → stop
When officers approached the vehicle, they instructed Garnica to turn off the engine, but he allegedly refused to comply. uncertain
he → approach → engine
"When officers attempted to remove him from the vehicle, Garnica accelerated and fled while an ERO Chicago officer was partially inside the vehicle through the driver-side window," DHS said in a statement. asserted
DHS → attempt → statement
Garnica then drove over a raised center median planted with trees, causing the officer to be thrown from the vehicle, according to authorities. uncertain
officer → drive → authorities
As Garnica fled, his car struck the injured officer, who was subsequently taken to a local hospital. asserted
who → flee → hospital
The officer suffered contusions, cuts and scrapes to his legs, though tests confirmed no broken bones. asserted
tests → suffer → bones
ICE noted that Garnica’s criminal record includes prior convictions for domestic violence and assault. asserted
record → note → violence
Mullin attributed violence against immigration officers to rhetoric from Democratic elected officials, who have accused ICE of terrorizing neighborhoods during law enforcement operations. asserted
who → attribute → operations
"This is the result of anti-ICE rhetoric from sanctuary politicians like Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker," he said. asserted
he → say → Pritzker
"DHS is calling on Governor Pritzker and all other sanctuary politicians to knock off this violent rhetoric and start cooperating with ICE before any more officers are injured in the line of duty." asserted
officers → call → duty
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