'Operation Midway Blitz' cost Cook County $1.26 billion in restaurant, retail activity, report finds

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tuesday marks one year since the launch of "Operation Midway Blitz" across Chicago and the suburbs.

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Cook County leaders shared details of the financial impact of the federal immigration enforcement.

Over the past year, there has been a sharp decline in spending by Latin American-born residents at local businesses.

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The Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago found the heightened enforcement cost Cook County $1.26 billion in retail and restaurant activity.

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According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 45,000 undocumented immigrants were detained as a result of the operation.

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