Mass-Arrests

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

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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

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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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Operation Tidal Wave arrests 1,120 in Florida in largest single-state ICE operation

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Operation Tidal Wave (April 21-26, 2025) resulted in 1,120 arrests across Florida, the largest number in a single state in one week in ICE’s history. While ICE claimed all were “criminal aliens,” 37% had no criminal convictions beyond immigration violations. Governor DeSantis and …

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