Chicago appeals court blocks release of hundreds of Operation Midway Blitz detainees pending individual review

A federal appeals court in Chicago issued a mixed opinion Thursday in a high-profile immigration case, blocking the immediate ...
Palm Beach Post

Trump 'tried to scare us': Chicago congressional candidate pleads not guilty in Blitz arrest

CHICAGO – A Democratic congressional candidate indicted in connection with a protest against President Donald Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz immigration enforcement crackdown pleaded not guilty on Nov ...

Lawyers challenging aggressive Chicago immigration enforcement move to dismiss case

The strategic move will likely short-circuit oral arguments before a skeptical appeals panel — and any ruling it might hand ...
The Washington Post

DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record.

CHICAGO — Juan Manuel Armenta was at a bus stop en route to pick up his paycheck when he was approached by several armed men. The Department of Homeland Security had just started “Operation Midway ...