Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago

Hosts detail the dramatic Chicago raids, helicopter deployments, mass arrests, and weak evidentiary results.

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IErin and Alyssa dive into the past of the border patrol Napoleon, Greg Bovino. From his embarrassing work in El Centro, to cosplaying as an SS officer, to escalating ICE devastation around the country, this fascist pipsqueak may be our most wannabe tough-guy yet.

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