'Operation Midway Blitz' Immigration Crackdown Begins in Chicago as Confrontation Looms
"...President Trump and Secretary [Kristi] Noem have a clear message: No city is a safe haven for criminal illegal aliens. If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will hunt you down, arrest you, deport you, and you will never return." -Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary
[PJMedia.com] After weeks of threats from Donald Trump and counter-threats from Chicago politicians, the Department of Homeland Security announced "Operation Midway Blitz," an effort to target "criminal illegal aliens" who have flooded the state of Illinois to take advantage of its sanctuary policies. (Image: Pixabay)
"For years, Governor [JB] Pritzker and his fellow sanctuary politicians released Tren de Aragua gang members, rapists, kidnappers, and drug traffickers on Chicago's streets—putting American lives at risk and making Chicago a magnet for criminals," said Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary. "President Trump and Secretary [Kristi] Noem have a clear message: No city is a safe haven for criminal illegal aliens. If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will hunt you down, arrest you, deport you, and you will never return."
On Monday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson anticipated the administration's action, saying the surge of federal law enforcement was unnecessary.
"If President Trump had listened to the city's leaders, he would recognize that Chicago just experienced record-low homicide numbers, making this the safest summer since the 1960s, a result of effective collaboration between communities and law enforcement," Johnson wrote in the New York Times.
While questions have been raised about the accuracy of Chicago's violent crime statistics, the number of murders is hard to fudge. What Johnson isn't saying is that the 123 murders from June 1 to August 31 don't include either the Memorial Day or Labor Day holiday weekends, when shootings always spike.
Over the Labor Day weekend, eight Chicagoans died and 58 more were wounded in a spasm of violence typical of the city during summer holidays. The numbers were more than double from last year, when six people died and another 27 were wounded during the 2024 Labor Day holiday weekend... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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