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Is Operation Midway Blitz still ongoing?

A lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security had people scratching their heads in a Chicago federal court hearing Friday after telling the judge in an ongoing immigration lawsuit that some 16 body-worn camera videos from agents on the ground this year have been identified as part of "Operation Midway Blitz."

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Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol agent challenges feds’ narrative while announcing lawsuitMarimar Martinez was labeled a "domestic terrorist" and hit with criminal charges after she was shot by agent Charles Exum on Oct. 5, 2025. Since she was exonerated, Martinez has advocated against the Trump administration's aggressive deportation efforts and is now primed to sue the federal government.

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