In recent weeks, Chicago has witnessed a startling escalation in federal immigration enforcement. Federal agents, many attached to the Department of Homeland Security including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, have conducted raids and mass detentions across the city. These operations have unfolded under the banner of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a federal initiative that has rapidly transformed neighborhoods into militarized zones.
What is emerging from court documents, video evidence, and eyewitness accounts paints a troubling picture: federal agents not only using excessive force but also spreading false narratives to justify their actions.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, body-camera video of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park shows the agent taunting her, saying “Do something, b—-” before pulling over and shooting her five times…