US EditionFormer ICE Chief Reveals What to Expect From Major Chicago Immigration Operation
Gov. Pritzker criticized ICE's increased detentions under a Supreme Court ruling allowing use of ethnicity and language, with about 200 agents active in Chicago this week.
- On Monday, the Trump administration launched Operation Midway Blitz, a targeted immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago amid a Supreme Court ruling easing restrictions.
- The operation follows weeks of speculation and targets criminals and gang members, while Illinois officials received no prior notice of the enforcement surge.
- About 200 ICE agents with 100 vehicles are active in Chicago neighborhoods, making arrests that have sparked protests and community groups’ rights education efforts.
- DHS Assistant Secretary McLaughlin said the operation targets the 'worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens,' while Governor Pritzker called Trump’s actions a 'nefarious plan' causing fear in the city.
- Despite enforcement escalation, crime data show no link between undocumented immigrants and violent crime, and Chicago continues to experience a decline in violent incidents.
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Make It Make Sense: ICE launches deportation “blitz” in Chicago
Chipocalypse never The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday confirmed a large-scale deportation effort is underway in Chicago. The push (the DHS is calling it “Operation Midway Blitz”) will likely see hundreds of agents from Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Marshals Service, and other federal agencies flood […] The post ICE launches deportation “blitz” in Chicago appeared first on…
Trump admin launches 'Operation Midway Blitz' in Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is launching “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago to target “the worst of the worst” illegal immigrants in the Democrat-run sanctuary city. In a Monday press release, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the Trump administration was launching an ICE operation in Chicago in honor of Katie Abraham, a 20-year-old female who was k…
Right-wing internet personality Ben Bergquam returns to Chicago for ride-alongs with ICE
A conservative social media personality with a history of confrontations over immigration has returned to Chicago and is riding along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as they make arrests.As immigration enforcement is expected to ramp up under President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” Ben Bergquam posted a series of Instagram videos about ICE activity in Chicago and residents protesting federal agents’ actions.In o…
ICE 'Gathering Steam' In Chicago As Pritzker Slams Trump's 'Nefarious Plan'
PILSEN — Gov. JB Pritzker warned Chicagoans Tuesday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could embolden federal immigration agents in the city to ramp up detentions of residents based on the language they speak or what they look like. Listen 🎧 A day earlier, the launch of the “Operation Midway Blitz” campaign by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement coincided with a ruling from the nation’s high court that pressed pause on a lower cour…
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