President Donald Trump has previously called for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, center, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to be jailed for "failing to protect" ICE officers on Wednesday. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"As we ramp up more assets, these numbers will continue to drop," he added.
All this, Trump said, "has been achieved despite the extraordinary resistance from Chicago and Illinois Radical Democrat ‘Leadership,’ and the constant Violent Leftwing Terrorism against ICE Officers and Federal Agents that Insurrectionist Democrat Officials refuse to stop or prosecute, including constant physical assault and attempted assassination."
Launched on Sept. 8, Operation Midway Blitz has seen federal law enforcement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol and others flood the Chicago area, resulting in thousands of illegals being arrested, including violent criminals and gang members.
The operation, however, has simultaneously been met with fierce resistance from Pritzker, Johnson and members of the public. There have been several instances of violent confrontations with members of the public attempting to interfere with operations, including people blocking ICE vehicles, ramming federal officials and shooting at Border Patrol agents.
TRUMP SAYS CHICAGO MAYOR, ILLINOIS GOVERNOR 'SHOULD BE IN JAIL FOR FAILING TO PROTECT' ICE OFFICERS
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on October 28. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Pritzker said that U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino "and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer" and "as children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments."
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Johnson signed a mayoral executive order in October establishing "ICE-free zones" by prohibiting the use of city parking lots and garages for civil immigration enforcement staging areas, processing locations or operations bases.
Fox News Digital reached out to Pritzker and Johnson for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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