Immigration & Border Security

Trump: Crime in Chicago Down Since ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ Began

The two-month immigration enforcement operation has resulted in more than 3,000 arrests so far.
Trump: Crime in Chicago Down Since ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ Began
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino speaks with a Chicago Police officer while searching for illegal immigrants in a southwest side neighborhood in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 6, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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Crime rates are down in Chicago since the Department of Homeland Security began immigration enforcement operation “Midway Blitz,” said President Donald Trump.

“I am proud to announce that Chicago, Illinois, despite all of the radical opposition and obstruction we have from the Mayor and the Governor, has seen Car Theft, Shootings, Robberies, Violent Crime, and everything else, drop dramatically,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Nov. 11.
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.