President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago to protect federal officers and property amid waves of “ongoing violent riots and lawlessness” in response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers shot an armed woman in Chicago after she and others rammed their vehicles into the federal agents, “boxing” them in, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials.
Read More ICE agents shoot armed ‘domestic terrorist’ in Chicago after being rammed and ‘boxed in by 10 cars’
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
By Richard Pollock
August 28, 2025
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After previously criticizing President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has since changed her stance, praising the federal operation for the reduction in homicides, carjackings, and gun crimes.
Read More Mayor Bowser admits Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown ‘Has worked’ after initially pushing back
Recent polling data coming from AP-NORC shows that 81% of Americans view crime as a major issue in U.S. cities, and 53% approve of President Donald Trump’s approach to addressing it, including his deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C.
Read More Poll: 81% of Americans believe crime is a ‘major issue’ in large cities across U.S., despite mainstream media pushback