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Scenes from a standoff at 105th and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side between federal agents and residents on Oct. 14, 2025.
Credit: Matthew Kaplan/Block Club Chicago

Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City

Federal agents arrested thousands during an unprecedented immigration mission in Chicago. They also killed a man, shot a woman five times, tear-gassed a 1-year-old, separated families and brutalized people across the city, claiming it was all to make Chicago safe.

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