Overview
- DHS and ICE said Florida’s “Operation Dirtbag” netted roughly 230–250 arrests targeting child predators and other violent offenders, with officials highlighting 287(g) partnerships across the state and releasing photos of arrestees from Cuba, Venezuela and Ukraine.
- In Chicago, Judge Jeffrey Cummings ordered immediate releases for some detainees and bond reviews and alternatives to detention for hundreds more from Operation Midway Blitz, citing violations of a consent decree and conditions at the Broadview facility.
- A government list submitted to federal court identified only 16 of 608 Chicago-area detainees as high risk—about 2.6%—with CBS reporting ICE custody has surged to roughly 66,000 nationwide.
- Police arrested 21 demonstrators outside the Broadview site and reported four officers injured as protests continued; a former HSI agent, Eric Balliet, called recent use-of-force tactics seen in videos excessive.
- A CNN data review found nearly 3,000 caregivers or potential sponsors of unaccompanied children detained nationwide, as ICE begins new caregiver checks in Florida that officials say will expand to other states.