Undeterred by government shutdown, ICE continues efforts to remove criminal illegal aliens in Operation Midway Blitz

CHICAGO - Despite unprecedented obstruction from soft-on-crime politicians, activist judges and lawless rioters, ICE continues to arrest criminal aliens who flocked to Chicago to take advantage of Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson's sanctuary polices.

The Trump administration is laser focused on restoring integrity to the nation's immigration system and bolstering public safety in Chicago's communities and all around the country by targeting the "worst of the worst" criminal aliens and others who violate federal immigration laws. Operation Midway Blitz was launched in honor of Katie Abraham, who was killed in a drunk driving hit-and-run car wreck caused by criminal illegal alien Julio Cucul-Bol.

"The men and women of ICE remain undeterred in their congressionally mandated mission to enhance public safety by removing criminal illegal aliens from our communities," said ICE Chicago Enforcement and Removal Operations Field Office Director Sam Olson. "The ongoing success of Operation Midway Blitz is a testament to their unwavering commitment to bolster public safety in our cities and towns across the U.S."

Some of the worst of the worst arrested Oct. 16 include:

• Ibrahim Abdi Muse, a 42-year-old illegal alien from Somalia whose criminal history includes convictions for multiple domestic assaults, rape, multiple DUIs and multiple larcenies.
• Blanca Cecilia Sanchez-Sanchez, a 21-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela and documented Tren De Agua gang member with a final order of removal and a criminal history that includes an arrest for aggravated assault with a firearm.
• Marlon Jordano Sarmiento-Bedoya, a 33-year-old illegal alien from Colombia whose criminal history includes arrests for aggravated domestic battery, DUI and several traffic arrests.

ICE is focused on public safety and national security threats first and foremost. However, any individual illegally present in the United States the agency encounters during an immigration enforcement operation may be taken into custody and processed for removal as stated by law. It comes down to one question: Is this person violating our nation's immigration laws? If the answer is yes, we're going to remove them.