U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a livestreamed Gary, Indiana, news conference on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Screenshot)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday that a road-focused immigration sweep with Indiana State Police has resulted in the arrests of 223 people alleged to be living in northwest Indiana without legal permission.
“Operation Midway Blitz” was launched in September and dedicated to an Illinois woman killed in a vehicle crash with a Guatemalan man in January…