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President Donald Trump declared victory in Chicago after a weeks-long showdown with pro-sanctuary Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson over immigration enforcement operations in the city.

In a Truth Social post on Tuesday night, Trump wrote, "I am proud to announce that Chicago, Illinois, despite all of the radical opposition and obstruction we have from the Mayor and the Governor, has seen Car Theft, Shootings, Robberies, Violent Crime, and everything else, drop dramatically."

Trump said that since the launch of the immigration enforcement push, dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz," by the Department of Homeland Security , "shootings are down 35%, Robberies are down 41%, and Carjackings are down almost 50%."

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