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Only 3% Of Immigrants Detained In Operation Midway Blitz Had Convictions For Violent Crimes, Data Shows
ICE's own data paints a picture that it's not just convicted criminals who are being taken into federal custody.
December 5, 2025
Throughout the Trump administration's ongoing immigration enforcement effort in the Chicago area, federal authorities repeatedly have said they're targeting the worst of the worst. But the government's own data reveals only 15% of those detained had a prior criminal conviction, and only 3% have convictions for violent crimes.
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CBS News Chicago has asked the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Chicago, filed Freedom of Information Act requests, and asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about who has been arrested during Operation Midway Blitz, and why.
ICE's own data paints a picture that it's not just convicted criminals who are being taken into federal custody.
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