Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said operations will not pause for Halloween and vowed ICE would be “out on the streets in full force” in Chicago.
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker had asked DHS to suspend enforcement Oct. 31–Nov. 2 in and around homes, schools, hospitals, parks, houses of worship and community events.
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis recently admonished Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and imposed limits on chemical-agent use and accountability measures.
- Reports and video from Oct. 25 describe tear gas in Old Irving Park and an alleged violent arrest of a 76-year-old; DHS says agents arrested a criminal suspect and faced agitators.
- DHS officials defended Operation Midway Blitz as a public-safety effort, citing more than 3,000 arrests, while some residents say the tactics have shaken neighborhood traditions.