ICE Operations

After weeks of promising a deportation crackdown in Chicago and Boston, “Operation Midway Blitz” and “Patriot 2.0” are underway.

The Department of Homeland Security says the fresh immigration enforcement efforts are targeting “the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens” released from local jails in sanctuary cities. Four arrests have been confirmed in Chicago; Boston saw at least eight arrests of violent criminals, some of whom are accused of MS-13 gang affiliations.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court temporarily lifted restrictions on ICE operations in Los Angeles.

The 6-3 decision blocks a July court order that had stopped ICE from conducting “roving patrols” in predominantly Spanish-speaking communities and areas where day laborers frequently congregate. Democratic leaders say ICE agents are illegally profiling Californians and “terrorizing our communities”; Republicans praise the efforts as restoring public safety.

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Verse to consider whether you’re feeling frustrated with your government or thankful for it…“This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles I deported from Jerusalem to Babylon: ‘Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce… Pursue the well-being of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for when it thrives, you will thrive.’” 
Jeremiah 29:4-7 (CSB) (read full passage)