Chicago voters will be asked this November whether the city should seek financial compensation from the federal government after immigration enforcement actions in the area grabbed national headlines.
Under the referendum proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, voters will be asked on the November 3 general election ballot whether the city should seek that compensation after “Operation Midway Blitz,” which was spearheaded by former Border Patrol leader Gregory Bovino in the city and suburbs last fall.
Here is the exact language of the referendum, which passed overwhelmingly during a City Council meeting Wednesday:
“Shall the City of Chicago pursue all lawful means to recover financial compensation from the federal government for the costs and economic harm caused by the Donald Trump administration’s violent, militarized ICE operations, including the Midway Blitz operation led by Greg Bovino, to recover lost tax revenue, public safety response costs, and services provided to residents and families affected by those operations?”
In proposing the referendum, Johnson cited multiple instances in which the city was impacted by immigration enforcement actions, including highly publicized efforts by Texas officials to bus migrants to the city “without notice or adequate federal support.”
He also argued Midway Blitz “disrupted” the lives of families and businesses across the area, categorizing the operation as a series of “military-style raids.”
“Independent studies of comparable ICE operations have found millions of dollars in economic losses to local communities and governments, demonstrating that largescale militarized ICE enforcement imposes substantial financial burdens on cities,” the language of the resolution introducing the referendum read.
Chicago voters will also be asked to weigh in on whether or not the city should find a replacement for ShotSpotter technology, and whether the city should develop its own festival and outdoor event space for large-scale events to help alleviate pressure on other venues in the city, including Grant Park and Douglass Park.
Chicago lawmakers can place up to three non-binding referendums on the ballot in a given election according to city ordinance. Lawmakers also passed resolutions to place three measures on the February 2027 consolidated city election ballot, including questions on forming a legal counsel office specifically for the City Council, building a permanent monument to the city’s contributions to music and the arts, and whether funding should be withheld from city agencies that don’t enforce employee debt repayment plans.
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