Border Patrol takes lead role in Trump administration's Chicago crackdown, carrying out more arrests than ICE
Immigration,Immigration Reform,Border Patrol,Chicago,Illinois,ICE
Border Patrol agents have carried out more arrests in the Chicago area than their counterparts at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, illustrating the expanded role they are playing far away from U.S. borders under the Trump administration, internal federal government data obtained by CBS News indicates.
This week, arrests by Customs and Border Protection in the Chicago-area "Midway Blitz" operation surpassed those recorded by ICE, the agency that is, on paper, responsible for enforcing federal immigration laws in the interior of the country...
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