Todd Lyons

Trump Purges 12 ICE Field Directors, Replaces with Border Patrol Loyalists to Escalate Deportations

2025-10-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On October 28, 2025, while President Trump was returning from a three-country Asia trip, the administration executed a major purge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership, reassigning 12 field office directors across the country and replacing them with Customs and Border Protection …

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ICE Launches Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, Appoints Bovino as Commander-at-Large

2025-09-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On September 8, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a massive multi-agency immigration enforcement surge targeting Illinois and northwest Indiana. The operation marked a significant escalation in urban immigration enforcement …

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