A video posted on social media shows Chicago residents warmly greeting U.S. Border Patrol agents who are deployed to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers rounding up criminal aliens. The welcome stands in sharp contrast to the actions by organized anti-ICE radicals.
A CBP video crew followed Border Patrol’s Commander Op at Large, Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino, as he walked around various businesses in the Windy City. The business managers and customers warmly greeted the chief with handshakes, warm smiles, and fist bumps.
The Green Machine is bringing the energy to Chicago!
These fine Chicagoans got fist bumps instead of handcuffs. With Chicago’s support, Operation Midway Blitz will be here until we accomplish our mission.🤝#CBP #DHS #USBP #BorderPatrol #OpMidwayBlitz #Chicago pic.twitter.com/YzS84QEG56
— Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino (@CMDROpAtLargeCA) October 8, 2025
The residents appeared to endorse the Border Patrol’s mission in support of President Donald Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz. Federal law enforcement officials have arrested hundreds of violent criminal aliens since the Chicago operation began.
Of these was a Guatemalan illegal alien who Chief Bovino describes as a “child rapist.”
Child rapist wanted in Guatemala arrested in #Pomona!
Operation At Large is protecting communities by finding and apprehending the bad people who are living here illegally and posing a danger to public safety. #DHS #CBP #USBP #BorderPatrol #OpAtLarge #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/7BIGGBYc7C
— Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino (@CMDROpAtLargeCA) October 9, 2025
Another is described as a Mexican national with nine previous felony and misdemeanor arrests. One of these included an incident that made national news when he allegedly posed as a rideshare driver and sexually assaulted a Chicago woman after she left a nightclub. Sanctuary City policies in Chicago led to his release from detention two days after his arrest, Bovino reported.
Why are we in the greater Chicago area?
To arrest bad people and bad things.
Exhibit A: Illegal alien from Mexico arrested by Office of Field Operations Operation Midway Blitz…
In addition to 9 previous arrests (including felony and misdemeanor convictions), his most recent arrest made national news, when on March 30, 2025, he allegedly posed as a rideshare driver in Chicago, IL and sexually assaulted a woman inside his vehicle after picking her up outside a local nightclub. He was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping with bodily harm, and unlawful restraint. He was released from detention two days after his arrest.
With a lengthy and violent criminal record dating back to 2002, why has he been living free as a bird in the Windy City? Because of Chicago’s embrace of sanctuary policies, which hurt rather than help its residents. But no more. Operation Midway Blitz is here to rid Chicago of criminal illegal aliens like him.
Why are we in the greater Chicago area?
To arrest bad people and bad things.
Exhibit A: Illegal alien from Mexico arrested by Office of Field Operations Operation Midway Blitz…
In addition to 9 previous arrests (including felony and misdemeanor convictions), his most recent… pic.twitter.com/6CHa7htAbI
— Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino (@CMDROpAtLargeCA) October 7, 2025
(Read more: Breitbart, 10/10/2025) (Archive)
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