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Armed Immigration Patrols Sweep Downtown Chicago, Drawing Condemnation From Illinois Leaders

The high-visibility patrols follow weeks of escalated enforcement tied to Operation Midway Blitz, with state officials promising oversight.

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Federal law enforcement agents confront demonstrators protesting outside of an immigrant processing center on September 27, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois. The demonstrators were protesting a recent surge in ICE apprehensions in the Chicago area, part of a push by the Trump administration dubbed Operation Midway Blitz.
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Overview

  • Dozens of masked agents carrying long guns were documented Sunday along Millennium Park, Michigan Avenue, the Riverwalk and in the Gold Coast.
  • A widely shared video shows multiple federal agents chasing a bicyclist who rode away after taunting them, with no confirmation he was later detained.
  • Separate footage from Millennium Park shows two adults and two children placed into a pickup by agents, and a senior Border Patrol official acknowledged appearance can factor into detentions.
  • Broadview police opened a criminal investigation after CBS reporter Asal Rezaei said a pepper ball fired from inside the ICE facility fence struck her vehicle; DHS is expected to cooperate.
  • Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson denounced the deployment, with Pritzker set to speak at 3 p.m., while DHS and Border Patrol leaders defended the surge and said arrests would continue.