Border Patrol agent who led immigration crackdown in Los Angeles arrives in Chicago
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 12:10 EDT, 16 September 2025 | Updated: 17:35 EDT, 16 September 2025
CHICAGO (AP) - The Border Patrol agent who has broken norms leading an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles reached Chicago on Tuesday, potentially signaling a new, more aggressive phase to an enforcement surge announced last week in the nation´s third-largest city.
"Well, Chicago, we´ve arrived!" Gregory Bovino said in an X post that included a stylized video of Customs and Border Protection vehicles driving into the city along with agents walking in slow motion amid picturesque downtown shots. "Operation At Large is here to continue the mission we started in Los Angeles."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was also in Chicago, saying Department of Homeland Security officers made multiple arrests early Tuesday. She posted videos of armed agents in camouflage military-style gear leading people in handcuffs from a residence.
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"Our work is only beginning," she said on X.
For weeks, President Donald Trump has promised - with threats of apocalyptic force - that Chicago would see a surge in immigration enforcement and National Guard troops over the objections of local leaders and residents. Immigrant rights activists and Illinois lawmakers have noted a recent uptick in immigration enforcement agents as Trump targets Democratic strongholds.
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