The mayor of Evanston, Ill., Daniel Biss, claimed Monday the Trump administration “wants to keep us guessing” on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched an immigration crackdown aimed at Chicago.
“I know you’ve just warned your entire city — publicly — that ICE operations are imminent, and I should also state that you are running for Congress as a Democrat as you and I sit here speaking,” CNN’s Erin Burnett said on “OutFront.”
“But, mayor, you say this is imminent. So, what else do you know? Or are you also basically in the dark? I mean, what do you know about what’s about to happen over the next few hours and days?” she added.
“Well, first of all, I am absolutely in the dark. The Trump administration wants to keep us guessing, wants to use our uncertainty to keep us afraid,” Biss replied.
“But the reason that we communicated with our residents this morning, is that I got information from a senior state official last night indicating that they had good intel, that they thought it was likely that ICE would be coming to Evanston today and in the coming days,” he added.
In a post on the social platform X on Monday, DHS said it was “launching Operation Midway Blitz 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 in Illinois.”
“This ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets,” DHS added.
