Rep. Lauren Underwood Denounces Trump Admin's 'Outrageous Abuses of Power' During ICE Operations in Chicago

Operation Midway Blitz Abuses

• 🚨 Rep. Lauren Underwood is addressing the House about the outrageous abuses of power her Illinois district endured during Operation Midway Blitz under the Trump administration.
• ⚠️ Homeland Security agents are accused of terrorizing communities with reckless and incompetent methods that have traumatized families and endangered neighborhoods.
• 🚫 Federal immigration officers and National Guard personnel were deployed without communication, coordination, transparency, accountability, or regard for public safety, ignoring local laws and trampling on civil and human rights.

Disturbing Incidents and Tactics

• 💥 In Aurora, a federal agent pepper-sprayed a constituent at close range while she was unarmed and standing still.
• 🏫 An elementary school was reportedly used as a staging area, with armed tactical teams visible to children.
• 🌃 Federal agents rappelled from helicopters into a Chicago apartment complex, smashing windows, using flashbang grenades, and dragging children from their beds.

Misguided Enforcement and Racial Profiling

• 🎯 Despite claims of targeting 'the worst of the worst,' operations resulted in the arrest of US citizens, legal immigrants, and individuals with no criminal record.
• 📊 Out of 614 people arrested during Operation Midway Blitz, only 16 (2.6%) had criminal histories; the other 598 had no criminal record.
• 🗣️ A Border Patrol agent reportedly stated that agents arrest people based on 'how they look,' indicating racial profiling due to skin color and hair.

Lack of Due Process and Transparency

• ❓ Members of Congress were unable to obtain basic information from DHS about the whereabouts of detained constituents, highlighting a lack of transparency.
• ⚖️ The operation disregarded Illinois state laws, federal laws, and the US Constitution, with due process being ignored.
• 🚶 Constituents felt hunted due to their language or skin color, indicating the operations were not about public safety but about political purposes.

Call for Accountability

• 🇺🇸 Underwood asserts that this type of government overreach is a form of tyranny and a failure of legitimate law enforcement.
• 🗣️ She demands that the people of Illinois deserve answers and that Americans deserve better treatment from their government.