Officer injured after suspect rams law enforcement vehicles during Charlotte immigration raids

A law enforcement officer was injured Sunday afternoon after a man allegedly drove a van toward officers and rammed their vehicles during an operation in Charlotte as immigration raids swept across the North Carolina city The suspect a U S citizen accelerated his van at officers conducting an enforcement operation near the University City area according to an X post from the Department of Homeland Assurance DHS The driver then fled triggering a dangerous high-speed chase through a densely populated area before agents managed to box him in DHS disclosed DHS MARKS 'ONE OF THE MOST OF VIOLENT DAYS' OF OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ WITH SEVERAL ARRESTS During the chase he attempted to ram into law enforcement vehicles posing a serious society safety threat DHS declared in a report As agents were boxing him in the driver proceeded to ram law enforcement vehicles in an attempt to escape One officer was injured in the episode according to DHS After the suspect was arrested agents discovered a firearm inside the van executives approved CHARLOTTE PROMISES TO RESIST PENDING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION RAIDS 'CAMPAIGN OF TERROR' The perpetrator has prior arrests for resisting law enforcement society disturbance and intoxication disruptive conduct according to DHS The encounter unfolded as federal agents launched a major immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte over the weekend U S Edge Patrol agents were seen on Saturday making arrests across the city of more than residents according to the Associated Press ANTIFA MEMBERS INDICTED IN TEXAS ICE FACILITY RIOT ATTEMPTED MURDER OF OFFICERThe operation is part of a federal push to ensure Americans are safe and masses safety threats are removed according to DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin The operation comes months after the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska a -year-old Ukrainian refugee aboard a Charlotte light-rail train It also follows similar immigration enforcement raids in the past few days conducted in California Illinois Oregon and New York DHS did not this instant respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment