Can Illinois hold the feds accountable for immigration crackdown?

Can Illinois hold the feds accountable for immigration crackdown?

From Consider This from NPR by NPR

April 28, 2026 · 11 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Illinois' investigation into the federal immigration enforcement crackdown in Chicago.

The Illinois state government has been investigating the United States government. Specifically, a panel called the Illinois Accountability Commission has been conducting interviews and reviewing footage from last year's federal immigration enforcement crackdown in Chicago, known as Operation Midway Blitz. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker established the commission late last year to create a public record of the weeks-long immigration crackdown throughout the Chicago area. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for C onsider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org . Email us at considerthis@npr.org . This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Karen Zamora. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon and Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Hosts: Alejandra Marquez Janse, Karen Zamora

Topics covered

  • immigration
  • government accountability
  • Illinois
  • federal enforcement
  • Operation Midway Blitz

Keywords

  • Illinois
  • immigration crackdown
  • federal government
  • accountability
  • Chicago
  • Operation Midway Blitz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Illinois Accountability Commission, NPR

Places: Chicago

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