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One year after Operation Midway Blitz swept through Chicago, ICE said it targeted 'the worst of the worst' — but records show the criminal-conviction rate among the 3,841 people detained fell to just 15%. Necessary crackdown, or a dragnet that missed its target?

The 68-day 2025 Chicago immigration operation detained 3,841 people and deported 2,732; a year later in September 2026, local reporting shows the conviction rate among detainees dropped sharply from 5 — Necessary enforcement 50%, Overreach that hurt innocent people 50%, Mixed results 0% (2 votes so far).