Overview
- DHS’s Operation Midway Blitz is underway in the Chicago area, with ICE confirming several arrests while overall detainee totals remain unclear.
- ICIRR reported 500 hotline calls about ICE sightings in a single day this week, far above the historical monthly average of about 100 calls.
- City officials said vehicle access to the Central Business District could be restricted at designated checkpoints, where residents and workers may be asked to show ID, while pedestrians would not be limited.
- The downtown El Grito festival in Grant Park was postponed, but the Little Village parade on Sunday and a Pilsen El Grito at St. Paul Catholic Church on Monday are scheduled with added legal and safety support.
- CPD and OEMC plan rolling street closures and potential checkpoints to deter disruptive car caravans, as social media posts call for flag-waving drives, including to Trump Tower.