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.

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.

ICE reported 956 arrests on Sunday, 286 on Saturday, and 593 on Friday. Border czar Tom Homan says this is only the beginning.

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.

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.

The shutdown of the app forced tens of thousands of appointments to request asylum to be canceled — leaving some families split across country lines.

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.

Our CBP officers were able to identify these very realistic counterfeits and stop them from reaching their destinations.” The badges pose a threat to the public, said Shane Campbell, area port director in Chicago. “It could be a serious security issue ...

The Trump administration Monday ended use of a border app called CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work.