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Chicago Clashes with Trump Administration over Johnson\u2019s Executive Order<\/p>\n
Chicago continues to grapple with a persistent gun violence crisis, which over the Labor Day weekend left dozens injured and several dead in shootings across the city. Against this backdrop, Mayor\u00a0<\/p>\n
Announced at a press conference alongside Illinois Governor\u00a0<\/p>\n
Johnson argued that these measures are necessary to\u00a0protect transparency and accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n in policing and to prevent federal interventions that could infringe on the rights of local communities.<\/p>\n The White House quickly dismissed Johnson\u2019s move, calling it\u00a0\u201cpolitical theater.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Democrats should focus on reducing crime in their own cities rather than staging publicity stunts against the president.<\/p>\n Johnson\u2019s order followed signals from the Trump administration that it planned to send\u00a0federal agents and possibly the National Guard<\/strong><\/p>\n The standoff may ultimately be decided in the courts, as the extent to which municipalities can refuse cooperation with federal law enforcement remains legally unsettled. Meanwhile, residents of Chicago face the immediate challenge of daily gun violence, waiting for solutions that can improve safety while balancing local self-governance and federal authority.<\/p>\n Kristi Noem isn\u2019t pulling punches\u2014and neither is her Homeland Security operation. In a stunning announcement, Noem revealed the arrest of over 150 illegal migrants in Florida with criminal records for sexual offenses, many of them targeting minors.<\/p>\n She didn\u2019t mince words when she described the crackdown as \u201cOperation Dirtbag,\u201d making it unmistakably clear what she thinks of these criminals.<\/p>\n \u201cThese individuals were sex offenders, but not just sex offenders; they targeted children,\u201d Noem declared. \u201cThis operation was called Operation Criminal Return\u2026 I call it Operation Dirtbag,\u201d she told reporters in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n The initiative, executed in partnership with Florida law enforcement, is the most aggressive sweep of its kind in recent history.<\/p>\n The illegal migrants arrested were not random border crossers. According to official reports, they had previous convictions ranging from child molestation to possession of child pornography. Their return to the U.S. after deportation is a glaring indictment of Biden-era border policies that have left Americans vulnerable to repeated criminal infiltration.<\/p>\n Noem didn\u2019t hesitate to hammer that point home. \u201cThis is what open borders get us\u2014child predators walking the streets of our cities,\u201d she said during her press conference. \u201cI will not stand by while Americans are put at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that 153 individuals were apprehended in what they described as a \u201cmulti-agency joint task force operation.\u201d The arrests included suspects in Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami, and other key metro areas.<\/p>\n While the official name of the sweep was \u201cOperation Criminal Return,\u201d Noem\u2019s renaming of it as \u201cOperation Dirtbag\u201d has stuck. She used the term repeatedly in her remarks and on social media, saying, \u201cDirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets. That\u2019s my mission.\u201d Her unapologetic tone has won praise from conservatives across the country.<\/p>\n The media\u2019s reaction has been predictably split. Left-wing outlets blasted the use of the term \u201cdirtbag\u201d as \u201cdehumanizing.\u201d But to millions of Americans tired of coddling criminals, Noem\u2019s language was a breath of fresh air. It cut through bureaucratic nonsense and called evil by its name.<\/p>\n Conservative pundits applauded her. \u201cThis is what leadership looks like,\u201d said one Fox News commentator. \u201cKristi Noem is putting criminals behind bars and protecting children, while the left is still wringing its hands over pronouns and open borders.\u201d<\/p>\n Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, another vocal immigration hawk, joined Noem for part of the press conference. \u201cWe are working together to protect Floridians. We won\u2019t allow these criminals to hide behind sanctuary city protections or Biden\u2019s failed policies,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n The operation has sparked national debate over whether states should have more control over immigration enforcement. Noem argued that the federal government has abdicated its responsibilities, forcing states like Florida and South Dakota to take matters into their own hands.<\/p>\n \u201cThese crimes should never happen in the first place,\u201d Noem said. \u201cBut when the federal government refuses to do its job, the states must step up.\u201d<\/p>\n Critics claim Noem is using the issue to boost her political profile. But supporters counter that leadership in crisis should never be dismissed as political theater. \u201cIf this is grandstanding,\u201d said one Florida mom whose neighborhood saw an arrest, \u201cthen I say grandstand away.\u201d<\/p>\n This operation was not Noem\u2019s first foray into immigration enforcement. In recent months, she\u2019s deployed South Dakota National Guard troops to help Texas secure its border and has made immigration policy central to her national messaging.<\/p>\n The Biden administration, for its part, had no immediate comment. That silence is deafening to many who see the growing list of crimes committed by repeat border offenders as a direct result of weak federal enforcement.<\/p>\n Noem has stated that similar operations are being planned in other states. \u201cWe\u2019re just getting started,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I promise you this: every single one of these predators will face justice.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the operation\u2019s success, Noem was clear-eyed about the scope of the challenge. \u201cWe\u2019re dealing with a systemic failure. Border security, immigration courts, deportation enforcement\u2014it\u2019s all broken. But we won\u2019t let that stop us.\u201d<\/p>\n Public support for the operation appears strong. A poll released by a Florida conservative think tank found that over 70% of likely voters approve of the operation, with 58% saying Noem\u2019s \u201cOperation Dirtbag\u201d makes them more likely to support her in a future election.<\/p>\n At a local town hall after the operation, Noem was met with applause and standing ovations. \u201cThis is why I trust Kristi,\u201d said one attendee. \u201cShe says what we\u2019re all thinking and then goes out and gets it done.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chicago Clashes with Trump Administration over Johnson\u2019s Executive Order Chicago continues to grapple with a persistent gun violence crisis, which over the Labor Day weekend left dozens injured and several dead in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}