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Border Patrol Targets Chicago's Criminal Immigrants for Years

1/1/2026

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Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol's at-large operations commander, announced that agents will remain in Chicago for years to target criminal illegal immigrants.
The move follows the Trump administration's efforts to regain control of the U.S.-Mexico border by allowing agents to assist ICE in various cities, including Chicago.
Operation Midway Blitz was launched after the death of an Illinois woman by an illegal immigrant.
The Department of Homeland Security disclosed that gangs in Chicago were offered bounties for assassinating ICE employees.

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Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol's at-large operations commander, announced that agents will remain in Chicago for years to target criminal illegal immigrants.
The move follows the Trump administration's efforts to regain control of the U.S.-Mexico border by allowing agents to assist ICE in various cities, including Chicago.
Operation Midway Blitz was launched after the death of an Illinois woman by an illegal immigrant.
The Department of Homeland Security disclosed that gangs in Chicago were offered bounties for assassinating ICE employees.