CHICAGO (NewsNation) — The increase in federal immigration agents and officers patrolling Chicago neighborhoods and the city’s downtown district will continue indefinitely as federal officials say they sense a "subtle" change in attitude from residents amid continued vocal opposition from leaders like Mayor Brandon Johnson.

U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino told NewsNation on Monday that Chicago residents can expect to continue to see federal officers “anywhere in Chicago” as a large-scale, multiagency federal focus on the region continues.

Bovino told NewsNation Sunday that the operation will continue as long as it is needed, as he and other federal immigration officials insist they are making Chicago and its neighborhoods safer. That's despite Illinois Gov. JB Pritzk

See Full Page