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D.C. Police Takeover Nears Expiration as ICE’s ‘Midway Blitz’ Starts Quietly Around Chicago

Legal constraints, including a Supreme Court stay, now define the scope of federal tactics in Chicago.

Demonstrators march against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the U.S. federal capital, in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A homeless encampment near the Lincoln Memorial is cleared by employees of the Washington DC government on August 14, 2025.

Overview

  • The 30-day presidential emergency that put Washington’s police under federal control ends Wednesday without a congressional extension, while National Guard orders continue for now.
  • Officials report more than 2,100 arrests, 222 firearms seized and a 39% year-over-year drop in violent crime during the D.C. surge, though analysts note declines were already underway.
  • Mayor Muriel Bowser coordinated with federal agencies and is pushing to end the emergency as D.C.’s attorney general pursues a lawsuit challenging the takeover and Guard deployment.
  • DHS launched Operation Midway Blitz around Chicago with ICE staging at Naval Station Great Lakes; Gov. J.B. Pritzker estimates more than 200 agents and about 100 vehicles, and early activity was described as subdued.
  • Community groups and unions mounted protests and rights trainings as court rulings and statutes, including a temporary Supreme Court stay and the Posse Comitatus Act, limit troop use and shape enforcement methods.