Overview

• Border Patrol agents in masks and camouflage and hundreds of ICE officers conducted visible patrols downtown as part of Operation Midway Blitz and a Border Patrol action described as Operation at Large.
• Multiple arrests occurred in central areas, including River North, with federal agencies staging high‑profile deployments across busy streets and along the Chicago River.
• DHS said 11 people were detained outside the ICE facility and reported seizing two guns, adding that an inquiry is underway into the apparent explosive device found nearby.
• Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized the deployments as intimidation, and the governor scheduled a Monday afternoon address responding to the federal surge.
• Broadview police opened an investigation after a federal agent fired pepper rounds at a CBS reporter’s vehicle, following recent clashes at the processing hub where protesters were arrested and tear gas was used.