The Trump administration appears to be planning a major immigration enforcement project in Chicago, according to multiple reports.
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- The Trump administration is reportedly planning to crack down on immigration in Chicago.
- The business could begin next week, with up to 200 DHS officials involved.
- Armored vehicles and naval bases outside Chicago are available.
According to multiple news outlets, the Trump administration is planning to crack down on immigration in Chicago.
Major immigration enforcement projects could come to the city soon after next week, with CNN and the New York Times both reporting on August 28th, citing an unnamed source of control. That comes after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pretzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson both criticized President Trump’s plan to send Trump to Chicago, as Democrats did earlier this month. Washington DC.
Chicago’s operations could include use as a director of the Department of Homeland Security, armored vehicles, and as a setting for naval bases outside the city.
The Homeland Security Agency and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency did not directly respond to USA Today’s requests for comment on the scheduled Chicago business. Both issued statements in support of Trump’s immigration crackdown in general.
“President Trump was clear. We’re going to make roads and cities safe again,” the statement read.
“[Homeland Security]secretaries Noem, Ice and CBP are working overtime to perform American duties to arrest and make criminally illegal aliens safe again,” the email said.
