the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
April 20, 2026
The Chicago Tribune did some digging into ICE data from last fall’s Operation Midway Blitz. Trump, Bovino and ICE have consistently said that their so-called immigration enforcement—like Midway Blitz in Chicago—was focused on “the worst of the worst criminal, illegal aliens who put the American people in danger.”
Their own data show that to be a lie. The Department of Homeland Security detained about 3900 people in the Chicago area during their “Blitz,” deporting around 2500. Sixty percent had no criminal record at all, and very few had been charged with violence or serious crimes. For every person deported with a felony record, there were 44 who had done nothing. So much for “worst of the worst!” Most were Mexico-born and over 40—working here for years to make this city run.
Trump got elected by blaming economic problems for working people on immigrants—claiming they took jobs and brought violence. The policy of raids in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and then Minneapolis has been to attack workers using military force—a way to try to intimidate the working class and condition people to seeing military force on the streets. All the lies about “criminals” are smoke and mirrors.