Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) signed an executive order Monday prohibiting federal immigration officials from using city property during their activities.
A previously deported Mexican national with a violent criminal history was arrested Thursday outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Houston Field Office after approaching the facility armed with a knife and carrying a crack pipe. Homeland Security officials say the incident underscores the daily dangers faced by immigration officers as they confront rising threats from repeat offenders.
Apple has removed several apps from its App Store designed to help users track and avoid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following legal threats from the Trump administration. Among the most widely used was ICEBlock, an app that allowed users to anonymously share the locations of ICE officers within a five-mile radius.
Apple has taken down ICE tracking apps from its App Store after the Department of Justice, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, raised alarms over officer safety.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has arrested nearly 550 illegal aliens in Illinois as part of an enforcement campaign named “Operation Midway Blitz.” The operation, launched in honor of Katie Abraham—a 20-year-old woman killed in a drunk driving crash by an illegal alien—has focused on detaining individuals with serious criminal records.