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Rare conviction in Trump-hyped operation falls apart amid misconduct scandal
Trump’s Chicago Deportation Blitz Is Collapsing Under Its Own TheaterPower Was Never in DoubtThe institutional power in this story sits with the federal prosecutors and, above them, Trump’s immigration machinery. Operation Midway Blitz was not a spontaneous burst of law enforcement; it was a planned federal crackdown run through U.S. attorneys, grand juries, and the Border Patrol. Andrew Boutros, Trump’s top law enforcement officer in Chicago, is the key figure here because he did not merely supervise the process. He inserted himself into the grand jury room and helped shape the atmosphere in…
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