Feds tout 'worst of the worst' arrested in Chicago immigration blitz, but some were caught out of state
At least two of the men, and apparently a third, were arrested outside of Illinois, the Chicago Sun-Times found.
By Tom Schuba, Sophie Sherry and Tina Sfondeles Sept 12, 2025, 6:30am EDT
Days after announcing a long-promised immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, President Donald Trump’s administration highlighted “the worst of the worst offenders” who had been arrested.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson and other politicians had harbored the 13 men swept up in “Operation Midway Blitz.”
“These criminal illegal aliens flocked to Illinois because sanctuary policies allow them to roam free and terrorize innocent Americans without consequence,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a written statement Wednesday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/12/operation-midway-blitz-ice-enforcement-chicago-actual-arrests
