An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle is parked outside the Cook County Courthouse, where Fox News was doing a ride-along on their operations in Chicago, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence and immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago, U.S., September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
CHICAGO (Reuters) - After weeks of vowing to deploy National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, the Trump administration said on Monday it had launched a deportation crackdown in Illinois targeting hardened criminals among immigrants in the U.S. without legal status.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an online statement that "Operation Midway Blitz" was being conducted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, but details about its scope and nature were not immediately made clear.
