For the past several weeks, Trump and other administration officials have suggested that Trump could send National Guard members to Chicago. Trump has claimed that Chicago needs federal help to combat crime.
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, the two Illinois Democrats call the effort a “political game” that is justifying sending troops to American cities, “while wasting limited resources and harming local communities.”
Hundreds of federal agents are being sent to a suburban naval base from Los Angeles, where an immigration blitz spurred protests that pushed President Trump to call in the National Guard.
Pritzker said Illinois State Police received a call from Customs and Border Protection Chief Gregory Bovino over the weekend confirming that ICE will ramp up immigration enforcement in Chicago at some point this week
Asked by reporters in the Oval Office about sending National Guard troops to Chicago, Trump said, “We’re going in,” but added, “I didn’t say when.”
Reports have indicated ICE will ramp up immigration enforcement in the city this week. The city is also bracing for the possible deployment of the National Guard.
The judge took evidence in a trial last month about the actions of the guard stationed in L.A. in a unit called Task Force 51.
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski sat down with Brian Mackey of Illinois Public Media’s The 21st Show to speak about cuts to food aid and health care as well as her thoughts on the possibility of the National Guard being deployed to Chicago.
Federal agents would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago through September, according to an email from a Navy captain.
Governor JB Pritzker hold press conference in response to President Trump’s plans to deploy troops to Chicago.
President Trump suggested he will “straighten out” Chicago next. Mayor Brandon Johnson told NPR that would be “illegal and costly” — but said there are other ways the federal government could help.
On Friday, Trump mentioned that Chicago could receive similar treatment to Washington, D.C., where 2,000 troops have been deployed. City officials and advocates, meanwhile, slammed Trump’s threats and emphasized drops in violent crime in Chicago.
As the U.S. capital braces for a second week with soldiers and masked federal agents conducting “roving patrols” on the city streets, President Trump says he knows some Americans fear he’s crossed a dangerous line.
The move comes over the objections of local leaders, despite the fact violent crime plunged to a 30-year low last year, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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