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United States Customs and Border Protection now has boats along the Chicago River amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s "Operation Midway Blitz" in the region.

"Operation Midway Blitz" started last month in the Chicago area despite opposition from the local Democratic leaders. The operation has yielded over 500 arrests, including those with serious past convictions and criminal charges.

"Lake and rivers are borders too… wherever the border’s at, that’s where Border Patrol is gonna be," CBP commander Gregory Bovino told Fox News Channel. Chicago is only a few hundred miles from Canada, and the river connects to the Great Lakes, specifically Lake Michigan.

DHS ‘BLITZES’ CHICAGOLAND, NETTING ‘MANY ARRESTS’ AS NOEM ONSIT

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