U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized nearly 1,000 counterfeit driver's licenses at the International Mail Facility at O'Hare International Airport between Jan. 21 and Jan. 26.
Nearly 500 shipments containing just over 15,000 weapon-modifying devices or Glock switches were recovered by Customs and Border Protection agents in Chicago. The CBP says the majority of the shipments came from China.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling spoke out Tuesday on immigration enforcement in the city.
CBP One, a border app that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work, was abruptly shut down on Monday, shortly after President-elect Donald Trump took office.
With the CBP One app closing, asylum restrictions are back in place, essentially shutting down the border. Since 2023, over 900,000 people have secured appointments to get port access through the app.
With two top Trump administration officials in Chicago, federal law enforcement began a “targeted” immigration blitz Sunday, according to a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency did not say how many arrests have taken place so far.
The CBP One app has been highly popular, functioning as an online lottery system that grants appointments to 1,450 people daily at eight border crossings. These individuals enter the U.S. under immigration "parole," a presidential authority that Joe Biden has exercised more frequently than any other president since its creation in 1952.
CBP officers at the International Mail Facility at O'Hare found the 984 fake IDs hidden in laptop chargers, plastic mirrors, and necklace or jewelry boxes.
CBP officers said they seized 2,172 pieces of fake designer rings, brooches, bracelets, charms, necklaces and earrings from China.
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U/S/ Customs and Border Protection officers said Elaine Perez-Pena had $238,000 worth of cocaine hidden in the cushions of her wheelchair.