Krishnamoorthi Demands SBA Action on Economic Damage Caused by Operation Midway Blitz in Broadview and Across Illinois

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter on April 16, 2026, to Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler and the SBA Office of Advocacy demanding immediate federal action to support Illinois small businesses harmed by Operation Midway Blitz and calling for a formal public assessment of the operation’s economic impact, including the losses suffered in Broadview and communities across the state.

In the letter, Krishnamoorthi raises alarm over the “severe economic impact that Operation Midway Blitz has had on the small business community in Illinois” and calls on the SBA “to immediately take action to support small businesses across the state of Illinois and any other communities that have documented substantial economic losses due to immigration enforcement operations.”

The letter details the extensive economic fallout from the operation, including year-over-year revenue declines of 20 to 50 percent for many local enterprises, steep declines in foot traffic, workforce instability, and mounting risks to long-term business viability.

Krishnamoorthi specifically highlights the economic damage in Broadview, writing that the village has been “ground zero for DHS and its unlawful actions during Operation Midway Blitz” and noting that, according to Mayor Katrina Thompson, businesses in the village have collectively lost over $350,000 in revenue as a direct result of the operation.

“For a small community, this level of economic loss is devastating and underscores how quickly federal enforcement actions can destabilize local economies,” Krishnamoorthi wrote.

The Congressman also calls on the SBA Office of Advocacy to “immediately undertake a formal economic impact assessment of Operation Midway Blitz, including neighborhood-level data on business closures, revenue losses, and employment disruption,” and requests that the findings be made public and transmitted to his office by June 15, 2026.

Krishnamoorthi adds that “the scale of these impacts raises serious questions regarding the absence of safeguards or mitigation measures for small businesses caught in the wake of federal operations” and demands that the SBA use “any tools at your disposal” to support Chicago-area small businesses facing documented revenue losses.

The letter is available here.