Chicago braces for federal immigration crackdown
Chicago officials agree that a federal crackdown on immigration is imminent. Saturday kicked off a week-long celebration of Mexican Independence Day. CBS News Chicago's Jermont Terry reports.
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Chicago officials agree that a federal crackdown on immigration is imminent. Saturday kicked off a week-long celebration of Mexican Independence Day. CBS News Chicago's Jermont Terry reports.
As Chicago braces for expanded Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, the Homeland Security Department has asked the Pentagon to use a nearby military base to house hundreds of federal agents, according to an internal government memo. CBS immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more details.
A boarded-up building in Chicago will soon be a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility. This is part of the Trump administration's expanding crackdown on immigration. Plus, a Navy base in Chicago could be used to accommodate federal agents ahead of a possible deployment. CBS News Chicago's Darius Johnson reports, and CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Homeland Security personnel and equipment began arriving at Naval Station Great Lakes earlier this week, a U.S. official familiar with the operation told CBS News.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson has proclaimed Sept. 4, 2025 to be Sandra Cisneros Day, honoring the famed local author.
President Trump is ramping up his rhetoric about federal intervention in several Democrat-run cities due to crime, but many of the cities with the highest violent crime rates per capita are found in red states run by Republicans. CBS News Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
President Trump said on Tuesday that he will be sending troops to Chicago as part of his crime crackdown, but did not say when. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has the latest from the White House.
President Trump suggested he's planning to send National Guard troops to Chicago, in what could be the latest salvo in his controversial push to use federal forces to address crime.
President Trump is promising to send the National Guard into Chicago despite strong opposition from state and local officials in Illinois. It's the latest in Mr. Trump's federal attempt to crackdown on crime. Scott MacFarlane has more.
After hinting as much for weeks, President Trump said he will deploy the National Guard to Chicago. As Nancy Cordes reports, it comes amid growing opposition from state and local leaders.
President Trump on Tuesday said he does plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago over crime, though he didn't elaborate on when. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Jake Rosen have the latest.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke Tuesday about President Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to the Second City in an effort to crack down on crime.
President Trump has threatened to send troops to Chicago as part of his crime and immigration crackdowns. Meanwhile, a California judge ruled that the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, California, violated federal law. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more from the White House.
President Trump posted on social media about Chicago and pledged he will "solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC." CBS News' Jake Rosen has more details.
Chicago officials say they're hearing it will be days, not weeks, before National Guard troops like the ones patrolling Washington, D.C., arrive in their city despite their objections. Nancy Cordes reports.
Republican strategist Jeanette Hoffman and Democratic strategist Hyma Moore weigh in on a judge blocking the potential deportation of several unaccompanied children to Guatemala, and the Trump administration's plans to expand immigration enforcement in Chicago.
Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem has confirmed that immigration enforcement operations by ICE will expand in Chicago. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
Expectations are growing that Chicago will be the next city to see National Guard troops on its streets as the Trump administration suggests expanding operations in big cities to crack down on immigration and fight crime. The possible military deployment to America's third-largest city is facing fierce resistance from local leaders.
President Trump comments about deploying federal law enforcement to Chicago as part of his administration's ongoing crime crackdown, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he thinks the military deployments to American cities are an "invasion with U.S. troops."
The signing of the "Protecting Chicago Initiative" comes amid growing concerns of federal agents arriving in the city as soon as Friday.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson detailed his plan Saturday to resist President Trump's threatened immigration crackdown in his city. CBS News has learned the Trump administration plans to intensify immigration enforcement in the city as early as next week. Willie James Inman has more.
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for an immigration crackdown in Chicago as early as next week, sources told CBS News. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasted the Trump administration's plans.
President Trump put National Guard troops on the streets of Washington, D.C., to help fight crime. Now he's threatening to do the same in other big cities, including New York, San Francisco and Chicago. Ed O'Keefe asked Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker about that in an interview for "Face the Nation."
The Trump administration is expected to soon launch major immigration operations in Chicago against the wishes of Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe sat down with Pritzker to get more of his perspective.