Another Large-Scale Deportation Blitz Hasn’t Materialized in Chicago, Despite Warning of a Spring Surge

Another large-scale deportation blitz hasn’t materialized in Chicago, despite warning of a spring surge

When U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino left town last fall, Chicago’s reprieve came with a warning: The tear gas, chaos and fear associated with Operation Midway Blitz could return to the city’s streets fourfold in March.Now March is here. And President Donald Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, instead.Bovino’s out too. The White House put him on the sidelines in January after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens …

Another Trump administration deportation blitz hasn’t materialized in Chicago

When U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino left town last fall, Chicago’s reprieve came with a warning: The tear gas, chaos and fear associated with Operation Midway Blitz could return to the city’s streets fourfold in March. Now March is here. And President Donald Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, instead. Bovino’s out too. The White House put him on the sidelines in January after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizen…