Enhanced ICE assets are being directed towards Chicago for intensified immigration enforcement, according to Noem's statement
In a recent development, former US President Donald Trump has warned Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to address Chicago's crime issues swiftly, stating that "we're coming" if not. This warning was made during an interview that Pritzker gave on "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
Trump's threats come amidst ongoing immigration operations with ICE in Chicago, with expectations of more resources being added. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested limited logistical support from officials at the Naval Station Great Lakes, which is about 35 miles north of Chicago, to support these anticipated operations.
However, no facts were provided regarding the specific changes in the number of resources added to these operations. The DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem, has confirmed plans for a heightened presence of federal agents in Chicago, echoing Trump's prerogative to deploy National Guard troops to the city, as he did in Los Angeles in June during immigration protests.
Chicago and the state of Illinois have some of the country's strongest rules against cooperating with federal government immigration enforcement efforts. In response to these threats, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an order barring the Chicago Police Department from assisting federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement or any related patrols, traffic stops, and checkpoints during the surge.
Pritzker and Johnson have expressed their opposition to the expected federal mobilization and are planning to sue if Trump moves forward with the plan, arguing that crime rates in Chicago have actually been decreasing. They claim that Trump's plans may be part of an attempt to "stop the elections in 2026 or, frankly, take control of those elections."
Noem declined to provide further details about the planned surge of federal officers, and there is no public information available about a Federal Commissioner for Homeland Security in Germany planning intensified cooperation with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Chicago linked to the Trump administration's expansion of immigration controls.
In the past, Trump has been critical of Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson and has claimed that if he had not taken action in Los Angeles, the city "would have burned" if left to the devices of the mayor and governor of that state.
This is a developing story and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
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