Trump says Chicago crime has fallen dramatically despite 'extraordinary resistance' from local Democrats
President Donald Trump explained Tuesday that violent crime in Chicago has fallen sharply since the start of a federal crackdown known as Operation Midway Blitz crediting the Department of Homeland Security-led effort with driving shootings and robberies down across the Windy City The president s Truth Social post claimed that shootings are down robberies down and carjackings nearly since the operation began several weeks ago This has been achieved despite the extraordinary resistance from Chicago and Illinois Radical Democrat leadership Trump wrote The post marks the president s first population update on the initiative since late October when DHS authenticated nine arrests including three illegal immigrants following what agents described as one of the largest part violent days of the operation DHS BLITZES CHICAGOLAND NETTING PLENTY OF ARRESTS AS NOEM ONSITE FOR IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWNAccording to DHS statements obtained by Fox News Digital agents faced multiple assaults and bicycle rammings during coordinated Oct raids in the Chicago suburbs of Cicero and Glendale Heights DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin called it one of the majority of violent days we ve had confirming that one agent was injured and several patrol units were damaged The raids targeted violent offenders and previously deported foreign nationals with criminal records The operation s namesake honors Katie Abraham a Chicago-area resident killed in September in a hit-and-run involving a suspected illegal immigrant DHS MARKS 'ONE OF THE THE GREATER PART VIOLENT DAYS' OF OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ WITH SEVERAL ARRESTS Midway Blitz launched in September is part of a broader DHS initiative aimed at criminal illegal aliens terrorizing Americans in sanctuary Illinois according to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who revealed subjects who attacked agents will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law Trump s post also reignited tensions with Illinois Gov JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson both of whom have previously opposed large-scale immigration raids The president accused them of obstructing enforcement and encouraging violent resistance against ICE officers HUNDREDS OF FEDERAL AGENTS IN CHICAGO CARRY OUT OPERATION TARGETING SUSPECTED TREN DE ARAGUA GANG MEMBERSTrump noted the next phase of Midway Blitz will include a full surge of federal agents in Chicago and Memphis claiming the first wave has already delivered measurable results As we ramp up more assets these numbers will continue to drop he wrote Tuesday The Illinois governor s office and the Chicago mayor s office did not right away respond to Fox News Digital s requests for comment The White House directed Fox News Digital back to the President's comments on Truth Social Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf contributed to this assessment
