Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, right, reappeared in Chicago Dec. 16. (Scott Olson/Getty Images; John Rudoff/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Operation Midway Blitz was launched in September in honor of Katie Abraham, who was killed in a drunk driving hit-and-run allegedly caused by Julio Cucul-Bol, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the goal of the operation was to "target criminal illegal aliens terrorizing Americans in sanctuary Illinois."
"As we said a month ago, we aren’t leaving Chicago, and operations are ongoing," said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, according to The Associated Press.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters Tuesday he was not notified that Bovino and additional Border Patrol agents were returning to Chicago, adding he doesn’t know how long the agents will stay.
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Federal immigration enforcement agents detain an individual in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago Dec. 16. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Last week, Pritzker signed a bill aimed at protecting illegal immigrants in the state from deportation by creating new safeguards at several locations, including courthouses, hospitals, college campuses and other public buildings.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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