Overview

• Federal agents raided a South Shore apartment building before dawn on Oct. 1, arresting 37 people in an operation the FBI confirmed it supported.
• Residents and reporters said U.S. citizens were briefly detained during the South Shore sweep, and witnesses described doors kicked in, flash-bang devices and people pulled from apartments.
• DHS says Operation Midway Blitz, launched Sept. 8, has produced more than 800 arrests statewide, with officials citing targets tied to drug trafficking, weapons offenses and immigration violations.
• A separate operation at a Bronzeville shelter on Oct. 1 led to four detentions, with shelter leaders saying agents arrived in unmarked vehicles, gave chase outside and did not contact them beforehand.
• The National Immigrant Justice Center filed court claims alleging unlawful, warrantless arrests in recent Chicago actions, including a family taken at Millennium Park, as DHS has not provided evidence confirming Tren de Aragua affiliations for those detained.