GARY, Indiana — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say its officers have made 3,000 arrests in the past two months in Indiana and the Chicago area.

The Department of Homeland Security said those arrested were in the U.S. illegally and had wide-ranging criminal histories.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was in Gary Thursday, along with Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, touting the recent partnership between the Indiana State Police and ICE .

The arrests were all part of something DHS calls "Operation Midway Blitz," which started in September and DHS says is ongoing.

Many of the 3,000 arrests happened in the Chicago area, but more than 200 involved Indiana State Police in partnership with ICE, along Indiana's highways.

At weigh stations across the state, Indiana state troopers with ISP

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