Overview
- Denise Lorence wrote in the Chicago Tribune that her daughter "would not have wanted" to be linked to Operation Midway Blitz and objected to children witnessing arrests and militarized tactics.
- DHS has said the Chicago-area initiative named in Katie Abraham’s honor has produced more than 1,800 arrests since it began in September and remains underway.
- Joe Abraham supports the campaign’s naming, says he gave permission, and blamed sanctuary policies, and DHS shared his statement when asked for comment.
- Katie Abraham, 20, was killed in January in Urbana; suspect Julio Cucul Bol was charged with leaving the scene, aggravated DUI resulting in death, and reckless homicide after initially using an alias.
- Advocates and local officials have raised civil-liberties concerns, and a federal judge restricted officers from using riot control weapons against peaceful protesters and journalists.