Overview
- Denise Lorence published a Chicago Tribune op-ed rejecting DHS’s decision to name Operation Midway Blitz in honor of her daughter, Katie Abraham.
- According to DHS statements reported by local media, the Chicago‑area enforcement campaign has resulted in more than 1,800 arrests since its September launch.
- Lorence wrote that she learned of the naming through texts and calls and is now publicly reclaiming her daughter’s legacy.
- Joe Abraham, Katie’s father, has supported the use of her name and appeared in DHS materials and at a June House immigration hearing.
- Katie Abraham, 20, was killed in January in Urbana; charges were refiled against Julio Cucul Bol, a Guatemalan citizen, after authorities said an initial name used was an alias.