Expanded ICE operations vs. National Guard deployment to Chicago

Trump Sending More ICE Resources to Chicago

The Trump administration will expand its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Chicago, despite an executive order from the city’s mayor condemning federal intervention in local law enforcement operations.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the administration’s plans during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”

“We’ve already had ongoing operations with ICE in Chicago and throughout Illinois and other states, making sure that we’re upholding our laws, but we do intend to add more resources to those operations,” Noem said.

Moderator Ed O’Keefe asked Noem if the plan would also involve National Guard troops, mirroring similar efforts over the past few months in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Noem declined to elaborate, saying, “That always is a prerogative of President [Donald] Trump and his decision. I won’t speak to the specifics of the operations that are planned in other cities.”

In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump threatened to mobilize federal forces in Illinois, calling Gov. JB Pritzker “weak and pathetic.”

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