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Pedro Camacho

Only 16 of Over 600 ICE Arrests in Chicago Labeled 'High Public Safety Risks,' Court Documents Show

A federal agent runs through an alley while searching for undocumented immigrants in a southwest side neighborhood on November 06, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit: Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Federal court documents show that, out of 607 people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Chicago, only 16 were classified by the government as a "high public safety risk," despite weeks of intensified enforcement under Operation Midway Blitz.

The list, released as part of ongoing litigation over potentially unlawful arrests, also identified one person as a national security risk and another as a "foreign criminal," but provided no additional details.

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