WEST CHICAGO/BROADVIEW, Ill. (WGN) — Dozens of people have been arrested in less than two weeks around Chicagoland as part of President Donald Trump and his administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.”
Meanwhile, some Illinois lawmakers are continuing to speak out against operations in the area by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
State Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-14th District) met with ICE on Monday, and it’s been confirmed that 250 people have been taken into custody since “Operation Midway Blitz” started on Sept. 6. They’ve been transferred to detention centers in Indiana and Wisconsin.
Activists say immigration enforcement increased as Chicago waits for promised federal intervention
The Trump administration says ICE’s enforcement actions for “Operation Midway Blitz” are focused on people who they’ve determined are in the U.S. illegally…