Operation Midway Blitz stories

Nov 2, 2026

Former Chicago FBI chief sues DOJ alleging he was forced out over politically motivated cases

Douglas DePodesta, former head of the FBI's Chicago field office, filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department, FBI Director Kash Patel, and other officials, claiming he was forced to resign and scapegoated after a federal prosecutor sought to blame him for the collapse of high-profile immigration prosecutions.

Nov 2, 20264 sources

Top claims

▪Operation Midway Blitz was an immigration enforcement campaign conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Chicago area during 2025
▪Douglas DePodesta seeks reinstatement to his FBI role, back pay, compensatory damages, and attorney fees, alleging violations of his First and Fifth Amendment rights and defamation
▪A federal judge ruled that prosecutors engaged in misconduct during grand jury proceedings in the Broadview Six case, where grand jurors initially rejected indictments requested by the Department of Justice

People involved

Donald Trump

Subtopics

Chicago1 Enforcement, deportations & ICE/CBP1 Federal agencies1 Immigration1 Immigration and Customs Enforcement1 Investigations1 Judiciary1 Kash Patel1 Political discrimination1 Protests1 Trump administration1 U.S. immigration1

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