Federal agents have arrested nearly 550 illegal immigrants in the Chicago area under Operation Midway Blitz, and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker responded not by addressing the criminal aliens in his state but by pushing to prosecute the agents who detained them. The Department of Homeland Security launched the enforcement operation on September 8, 2025, sending […] The post Operation Midway Blitz: ICE arrests hundreds in Chicago as Illinois Democrats fight federal agents instead of illegal immigrant crime appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal agents have arrested nearly 550 illegal immigrants in the Chicago area under Operation Midway Blitz, and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker responded not by addressing the criminal aliens in his state but by pushing to prosecute the agents who detained them. The Department of Homeland Security launched the enforcement operation on September 8, 2025, sending ICE teams into Chicago to target illegal immigrants with criminal records, the kind of offenders that Illinois's own sanctuary policies have shielded from federal authorities for years. DHS named the operation in honor of Katie Abraham, a college student killed in a hit-and-run by Julio Cucul-Bol, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who should never have been on American roads.…Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Gregory Bovino, a prominent Border Patrol official, announced his retirement after nearly 30 years of service.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol agents, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and former White House Border Czar Tom Homan.WHEN & WHERE: Bovino announced his retirement in March 2026, following his removal from Minnesota operations earlier […] The post Border Chief Ousted After Minnesota Climbdown, Greg Bovino, Retires. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Gregory Bovino, a prominent Border Patrol official, announced his retirement after nearly 30 years of service. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol agents, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and former White House Border Czar Tom Homan. WHEN & WHERE: Bovino announced his retirement in March 2026 , following his removal from Minnesota operations earlier in the year. KEY QUOTE: “The greatest honor of my entire life was to work alongside Border Patrol agents on the border and in the interior of the United States in some of the most challenging conditions the agency has ever faced,” said Bovino. IMPACT: Bovino’s operations, including “Operation Trojan Horse” and “Operation Midway Blitz,”…Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Violent crime dropped sharply across America’s biggest cities in 2025, with steep declines across all major categories.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump’s administration and federal law enforcement agencies.WHEN & WHERE: 2025, across major U.S. cities, with the data released in early 2026.KEY QUOTE: “After years of chaos, skyrocketing crime, and soft-on-crime […] The post Trump’s Crime Crackdown Sees U.S. Murder Rate Hit Lowest Level In Over 100 Years. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Violent crime dropped sharply across America’s biggest cities in 2025, with steep declines across all major categories. WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump’s administration and federal law enforcement agencies. WHEN & WHERE: 2025, across major U.S. cities, with the data released in early 2026. KEY QUOTE: “After years of chaos, skyrocketing crime, and soft-on-crime policies under Biden plunged the nation’s biggest cities into anarchy and disorder, President Trump took office on a promise to restore public safety — and he has delivered in historic fashion.” — the White House IMPACT: The murder rate fell to its lowest level in 125 years, alongside reductions in other violent crimes and…Open