CBP TEAR-GASSES CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS IN ‘OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ’; O’HARE DRIVERS SWEPT DESPITE JUDGE’S ORDER

Border Patrol/CBP deployed tear gas during raids in Chicago’s Irving Park and Avondale, with videos showing masked agents detaining at least three people as neighbors documented the scene. The actions come amid a federal restraining order limiting chemical crowd-control, and a judge has summoned CBP leadership to address possible violations tied to Operation Midway Blitz. The campaign has also targeted O’Hare’s rideshare lot, where more than 40 drivers have been detained this month. DHS has defended certain deployments, while legal and community pushback intensifies across multiple neighborhoods.