ICE and DHS announced “Operation Midway Blitz” on September 8, posting on X that federal agents would be arriving in Chicago to “remove dangerous threats.” The campaign, named after Katie Abraham, seeks to arrest immigrants with criminal records and has heightened tensions between the federal government and Governor JB Pritzker.
This is generating fear in Latino neighborhoods: readers should know their rights, legal avenues, and where to seek community support in the face of possible surveillance and arrests.