Operation Midway Blitz, one of the most publicized deportation operations in the country, turned two months old earlier this week, and leaders have begun to celebrate its success. The Chicago operation has yielded a precipitous drop in crime, and the numbers prove it.

In a press release on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced a plummet in crime rates since September, when the operation began.

'It’s common sense — when you remove the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from our country, crime rates plummet.'

According to the press release, Chicago homicides are down 16%; robberies are down 41%; carjackings are down 48%; and transit crime is down 20%.

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