ICE brokers have been stationed at Naval Station Nice Lakes, a army base outdoors Chicago.
WASHINGTON—The Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) launched a brand new immigration enforcement operation in Chicago on Sept. 8.
“DHS is launching Operation Midway Blitz in honor of Katie Abraham who was killed in a drunk driving hit-and-run car wreck caused by criminal illegal alien Julio Cucul-Bol in Illinois,” DHS wrote on X.
DHS criticized Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker for lax immigration enforcement.
“This ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets,” the company mentioned.
In a put up on X, Pritzker mentioned the announcement “isn’t about fighting crime.”
“That requires support and coordination—yet we’ve experienced nothing like that over the past several weeks. Instead of taking steps to work with us on public safety, the Trump Administration’s focused on scaring Illinoisians,” he mentioned.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers have been stationed at Naval Station Nice Lakes, a army base outdoors Chicago.
“[This is for] limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs to support DHS operations,” Matt Mogle, a spokesperson for the bottom, which is 35 miles north of the Windy Metropolis, mentioned on Aug. 27.
White Home Border Czar Tom Homan advised reporters on Aug. 28 that ICE operations might improve in Chicago.
“Operations are ramped up across the country, but you could see it ramp up around places like Chicago, absolutely,” he mentioned.
Operation Halfway Blitz comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned he would ship the Nationwide Guard to Chicago to battle crime.
“When you look at Chicago, we have a governor that says that things are okay with crime. Except that last weekend, 11 people were killed and 68 people were wounded by gunshot,“ Trump said on Sept. 5. ”The week earlier than, 5 individuals had been killed, 28 individuals had been wounded. The week earlier than, six individuals had been killed, 19 individuals had been badly wounded.
“Many of the wounded are going to die. And he said, ‘Oh, well, we have a safe city.’ These people are sick. There’s something wrong with them, but we’re going to make some other choices pretty soon.”
He has walked again his menace of unilaterally sending the Nationwide Guard to the Windy Metropolis.
“We’re not going to war. We’re going to clean up our cities,” Trump advised reporters on Sept. 7 on the White Home. “We’re going to clean them up so they don’t kill five people every weekend. That’s not war, that’s common sense.”
Pritzker has pushed again on Trump’s menace, telling the Nationwide Guard to not come to Chicago.
“I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital Constitutional rights if it’s being done in the fake guise of fighting crime,” he mentioned.
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