PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Immigration enforcement officials have arrested more than 400 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have arrested over 400 people in the Chicago area as part of an operation that began less than two weeks ago

Marcos Charles, acting head of ICE's Enforcement and Removals Operations, shared the figures during an interview Friday

They offer an early gauge of what is shaping up a major enforcement effort similar to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

The operation, called "Midway Blitz," started Sept. 8 and has raised concerns among activists and immigrant communities

Marcos Charles

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