President Donald Trump announced that he will be deploying the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, in his latest initiative to crack down on violent crime.
Read More Trump to send Nat’l Guard to Memphis, shelves Chicago plans due to ‘Hostile’ leadership
Border czar Tom Homan announced that numerous sanctuary cities, including Chicago, should expect immigration enforcement operations this week as the Trump administration continues to ramp up its mass deportation campaign.
Read More Homan: Expect imminent immigration enforcement operations ‘In most sanctuary cities across the country’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson leads the city with the highest number of homicides in the country each year, yet he has still adamantly rejected the Trump administration’s offer to deploy federal forces to combat violent crime.
Read More Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blames city’s gun violence epidemic on ‘red states’
At least 54 people were shot in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, with eight being fatal, just days after the city’s mayor warned President Donald Trump against deploying additional police or National Guard forces to the city.
Read More Illinois officials: 8 dead, 54 shot overall in Chicago during Labor Day weekend as city rejects Trump’s help
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for upholding sanctuary laws after requesting the extradition of an illegal immigrant who allegedly killed a woman in her Illinois apartment and has since fled to Mexico.
Read More Noem demands Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker drop sanctuary policies after alleged illegal immigrant murderer arrested: ‘He’s failing those families’
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to deploy more than 200 Homeland Security agents to Chicago for a large-scale immigration sweep, with the U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes serving as a central immigration hub.
Read More Trump admin. planning to deploy over 200 DHS agents to Chicago in upcoming immigration raids