US police shoot dead immigrant

A US immigration enforcement agent shot dead an undocumented immigrant in Chicago on Friday after the man tried to resist detention by driving his car into the officer, authorities said.

The incident in Chicago — a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's controversial campaign to clamp down on crime and migrants without papers — was a rare fatal encounter between the heavily armed agents and their targets.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, the man "refused to follow law-enforcements commands and drove his car at law enforcement officers" during a traffic stop by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

"One of the ICE officers was hit by the car and dragged a significant distance. Fearing for his own life, the officer fired his weapon," the statement said.

According to authorities, the man targeted for detention was "a criminal illegal alien with a history of reckless driving. He entered the country at an unknown date and time."