A top Border Patrol leader is sounding the alarm after a Biden-appointed federal judge moved to authorize the release of more than 600 migrants detained in a major Chicago enforcement operation.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings announced Wednesday that he intends to approve bond for hundreds of individuals taken into custody during ICE’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” a large-scale sweep aimed at locating repeat border crossers and undocumented migrants with prior removal histories.
Under the judge’s plan, migrants without criminal records or previous deportation orders would be allowed to leave detention on a $1,500 bond, a decision that has sparked immediate pushback from federal enforcement officials.
Tensions Rise After Shots Fired at Border Agents in Chicago
The ruling comes shortly after a violent confrontation in Chicago, where Border Patrol agents were shot at by an armed suspect believed to be an undocumented migrant from Mexico. The gunman, reportedly driving a black Jeep, opened fire on federal personnel on Saturday.
In additional incidents, anti-ICE demonstrators allegedly threw bricks and a paint can at federal officers during the ongoing operation. Around the same time, reports emerged that the Latin Kings — one of the most established Hispanic street gangs in the United States — had allegedly issued a “shoot on sight” order targeting federal agents involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley reported that members of the gang are now directly targeting Border Patrol agents working in the city.
Border Chief Issues Direct Warning to Judge Cummings
Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol commander overseeing the effort, emphasized that federal agents put their lives at risk to apprehend roughly 650 undocumented migrants throughout the Chicago area.
He also delivered a pointed warning to Judge Cummings: releasing the detainees will only trigger an even more aggressive enforcement surge.
“Here’s what’s going to happen — we’re going to push even harder on the streets,” Bovino said during an interview on Fox News.
“If he releases those 650 individuals, we’ll go out and apprehend 1,650 more across Chicago.”
Bovino’s comments underscore growing tensions between federal law enforcement and judicial policies that critics say undermine ongoing security operations in major U.S. cities.
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