Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined ICE agents in an early morning raid in Elgin, IL, on Mexican Independence Day, which was on Tuesday. With nearby Chicago on Trump’s target list, arrests, including those of U.S. citizens, were made.
ABC7 Chicago reports:
They arrived like a military operation. Agents could be seen in camouflage uniforms with military helicopters circling above at about 5:30 a.m. They broke the front door down and entered the home. Members of Elgin’s rapid response teams want to keep their identities anonymous.
“It’s terrorizing everyone, putting people back into hiding. People don’t know what to do,” one team member said.
Indeed, from the video Noem posted on the Bad App, it did look like a military operation.
This week, a brave @ICEgov officer was dragged many yards by a car after a criminal illegal alien resisted arrest. His life was put at risk, and he sustained serious injuries.
President Trump has been clear: if politicians will not put the safety of their citizens first, this… pic.twitter.com/2BSUg4a7U6
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) September 16, 2025
