Overview

• DHS says agents detained 37 people at a South Shore apartment building during a pre-dawn operation that included Border Patrol and ICE.
• The FBI’s Chicago Field Office confirmed a supporting role as DHS said targets included suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
• Officials have not disclosed who was arrested or how many alleged gang members were among them, and NBC 5 reported at least two U.S. citizens were temporarily detained.
• DHS said the wider Operation Midway Blitz has produced more than 800 arrests across Illinois since Sept. 8, highlighting cases with serious convictions and at least one confirmed Tren de Aragua member.
• Federal teams returned to Chicago neighborhoods Wednesday, with local outlets reporting additional arrests at a Bronzeville shelter and other sites on the Northwest Side and in nearby suburbs.