Overview
- Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission, chaired by former federal judge Ruben Castillo, to collect testimony and build a public record on alleged abuses during Operation Midway Blitz.
- Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot launched an ICE Accountability Project to assemble a centralized video archive and profile masked agents by identifiable features to aid potential investigations.
- Federal immigration teams returned to Little Village for a second day, with community leaders reporting multiple detentions including a teen, witnesses describing tear gas and pepper spray, and Chicago police on scene for crowd and traffic control.
- After a Manhattan raid that led to nine arrests and the disputed detention of four U.S. citizens, New York Attorney General Letitia James opened a portal for the public to submit videos and photos for review.
- DHS leaders defended the operations as legal and intelligence-driven, even as Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias warned agents that flipping or altering license plates is illegal and will be pursued.