CHICAGO – Donald Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz" is hitting a fever pitch as local leaders claim immigrants are wrongfully being snatched off the street by federal agents looking to rout out violent criminals.
The White House vehemently argues that the Chicago operation is aimed at targeting undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes, but local community members say it's causing fear among law-abiding neighbors. At least four people have been arrested so far, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
"These abductions were seemingly random, with agents profiling and approaching community members on the street," said Rey Wences of the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights at a news conference. "What we're experiencing today is not normal. People going out in the street and being snatched from their family members is not normal."
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids began Sunday, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Trump has said that federal agents are targeting "the worst of the worst" criminals so far the four people arrested have been charged with crimes, an agency spokesperson said in an official statement.
Chicagoans says that local workers and business owners are being targeted instead of criminals.
