United States Customs and Border Protection sent boats to the Chicago River amid "Operation Midway Blitz" Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (Chicago Tribune/Getty Images)
"Where streets end, our Marine Unit begins. On the Chicago River, CBP leadership stays vigilant. Our ability to patrol on the water extends the reach of enforcement," USBP Chief Michael Banks posted to X on Thursday.
CBP Air and Marine Operations Executive Assistant Commissioner Jonathan Miller posted to X on Thursday a video from one of the boats, writing that "Operation Midway Blitz here in Chicago is as vital as anywhere else in the country! We will not back down."
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Democrats continue to rail against the federal immigration surge in Chicago, including Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, who said in a recent post that President Donald Trump "has terrorized immigrant communities" for the past eight months as mass deportations continue nationwide.
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President Donald Trump visits the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Washington, D.C., the first city where the National Guard strategy was tried, continues to have a strong troop and federal law enforcement presence, which has won some praise from Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser because of the drop in crime despite initial criticism about the policy.
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"We're going to clean up our cities. We're going to clean them up so they don't kill five people every weekend," the president said earlier this month. "That's not war. That's common sense."
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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