(NewsNation) — "Operation Midway Blitz" was underway in the Chicago area Tuesday, as immigration enforcement officers swarmed the city under the Trump administration's latest directive.

State and local leaders have criticized the move, calling it a scare tactic and claiming they were kept in the dark about the operation altogether.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city has not received any formal notice of increased immigration enforcement, NewsNation local affiliate WGN reported.

More officers were expected on the ground as part of the operation, which Homeland Security said aims to "target the criminal 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."

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