"Noem didn't say whether she was referring to Operation Midway Blitz specifically or the nationwide immigration crackdown more broadly, and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to our questions about her statement. By either measure, Noem's wrong. News reports and lawsuits show that U.S. citizens have been detained during Operation Midway Blitz, and a ProPublica investigation documented 170 cases of U.S. citizens who have been arrested by immigration agents across the country since Trump started his second term."
"Noem said the effort covers the area "that the field office is covering," and local news outlets reported that the Chicago Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office also includes Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky and Kansas. "There's no American citizens have been arrested or detained. We focus on those that are here illegally" Noem said during the Oct. 30 press conference in Gary, Indiana. "And anything that you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true and false reporting.""
Operation Midway Blitz, centered in Chicago, has resulted in more than 3,000 arrests as part of a nationwide immigration enforcement effort covering multiple Midwestern states. The Chicago ICE field office jurisdiction includes Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky and Kansas. Official statements state that ICE does not arrest or deport U.S. citizens, while other statements and social media posts attempt to explain why U.S. citizens have been detained. News reports, lawsuits, and a ProPublica investigation documented instances in which U.S. citizens were arrested or detained, including 170 cases nationwide since the second presidential term began.
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