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Chicago Illegal Alien Operation Commander Responds to Bounty Threat on His Life

The commander of the Department of Homeland Security’s illegal alien operations in Los Angeles and Chicago reacted to the arrest of the man who allegedly offered a bounty for his kidnapping or murder. He stated that violent gangs are “feeling way to comfortable” in sanctuary cities like Chicago when they believe they can threaten to kidnap and kill law enforcement officers.

Chicago Illegal Alien Operation Commander Responds to Bounty Threat on His Life (Governmen

Border Patrol Swarms Chicago Home Depot in Dawn Immigration Raid Under Operation Midway Blitz

More than 200 Border Patrol agents descended on a Chicago Home Depot parking lot early Thursday morning in a sweeping immigration enforcement action under President Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz. The operation marked one of the largest federal deployments yet in the crackdown on criminal illegal aliens shielded by Chicago’s sanctuary policies. The early morning sweep of the home improvement store parking lot was conducted like operations that have been underway in Los Angeles in recent months.

Border Patrol Swarms Chicago Home Depot in Dawn Immigration Raid Under Operation Midway Bl

Two Illegal Aliens Recaptured in Texas After Allegedly Choking Border Patrol Agent to Escape

Law enforcement authorities quickly recaptured two illegal aliens who escaped from Border Patrol custody after allegedly choking a female agent. Officials say the attack happened while the two Mexican nationals were being transported to a detention facility. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers initially arrested the two during a multi-agency enforcement operation in the greater Houston area.

Two Illegal Aliens Recaptured in Texas After Allegedly Choking Border Patrol Agent to Esca

Despite Protests, Border Sector Chief Vows to Enforce Immigration Law in Sanctuary Los Angeles, Elsewhere

As Border Patrol agents carried out an immigration related enforcement operation, guarded by a contingent of U.S. Marines, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a group of protesters intervened. Despite the protests, the operation went on as planned. El Centro Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino, who led the operation, says the opposition from Bass and others will have no impact on the federal government’s will to enforce existing immigration laws.

LA Mayor Karen Bass at Border Patrol Immigration Raid in MacArthur Park (AP Photos/Damian

COPS: Human Smuggler Stashed Seven Illegal Aliens in Hidden Compartment of Texas Trailer

On Wednesday, Border Patrol agents announced the discovery of seven illegal aliens concealed in a sweltering hidden compartment under a flatbed trailer in South Texas. The discovery followed the driver of a truck pulling the trailer crashing into a ranch fence near Laredo in a bid to escape. The aliens were found sealed into the poorly ventilated compartment during one of the hottest weeks of the summer thus far.

Seven Migrants found stashed in flatbed trailer compartment (U.S. Border Patrol)

OOPS? — Los Angeles TV Station Updates Story that Falsely Accused Border Patrol of Abusing Landscaper

A Los Angeles CW network affiliate had to update a news story that falsely accused Border Patrol agents of abusing a man working as a landscaper in Santa Ana, California, on Saturday. The update followed Department of Homeland Security officials posting a video showing the man attacking Border Patrol agents with a weed wacker before the incomplete video, published by KTLA.

A US Border Patrol agent gestures near another arresting a protester near the United State