The DOJ just announced results from Operation New Dawn in Chicago

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RedWave Press

MOMENTS AGO: The DOJ just announced results from Operation New Dawn — a major federal surge into Chicago targeting violent crime.

In roughly 60 days, authorities charged 179 defendants across 140 new federal cases, arrested 305 fugitives, and safely recovered 24 children (many kidnapped) and returned them home. 

Three alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were also arrested in connection with a man mu*dered back in May.

DOJ: “Since roughly May 1, 2026,

179 criminal defendants were charged in federal court across 140 newly-filed criminal cases; 

305 fugitives were apprehended and brought into custody, many of whom had previously been charged with serious criminal offenses;

and 24 children, many of whom were kidnapped, were located and safely returned home.”