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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem acknowledges ICE surge in Chicago; says National Guard deployment up to Trump  Chicago Tribune Kristi Noem confirms plan to expand ICE operations in major cities  NBC News Noem says nothing’s off the table regarding more National Guard deployments  ABC News Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 31, 2025  CBS News Noem: More cities could see federal …

CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking new steps to fight President Donald Trump’s expected immigration crackdown and potential National Guard deployment in the Chicago area. Johnson signed the “Protecting Chicago” executive order on Saturday as the Trump administration prepares to conduct a major immigration enforcement operation, which could start next week. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click …

Chicago mayor says National Guard must unmask if deployed, urges Trump to ‘stand down’  Politico Chicago mayor signs order aimed at resisting Trump’s planned immigration crackdown  CNN Chicago Mayor Signs Order to Resist Trump Immigration Crackdown  Newsweek Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to sign executive order in response to Trump’s possible deployment of National Guard  ABC7 Chicago Troops Could Hurt Recovery Downtown — While Ignoring …

Bondi fires Justice Department employee for gesturing at National Guard  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a Justice Department employee on Friday accused of flipping off National Guard members deployed to Washington D.C. as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to mitigate crime in the city, a Justice Department official confirmed. According to a memo sent by Bondi, the veracity of which was confirmed by the DOJ, the employee, Elizabeth Baxter, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, President Donald Trump has openly mused about sending troops to some of the nation’s most Democratic cities — including Chicago and Baltimore — claiming they are needed to crack down on crime. The threats to expand a federal intervention have legal experts and some military officials raising …

Anthony Carter has spent his entire life in one of Chicago’s most dangerous areas. He now works every day to make his community, known to many as O Block, feel safer. But he doesn’t want President Donald Trump’s help. “It’s within us to stop the violence,” Carter says. “President Trump couldn’t do nothing about that.” Trump has turned his attention …

National Guard troops recently dispatched to Washington, D.C., were notified last week they would be authorized to carry service weapons “solely in response to an imminent threat,” according to a Guard statement. Many guardsmen, however, were unaware the imminent threat posed would come in the form of unkempt flower beds and tree debris, their weapons akin to those wielded by …

Chicago prepares for National Guard to come in  Politico Chicago’s top cop explains how CPD will respond if National Guard deploys  NBC 5 Chicago Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations  FOX 32 Chicago Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard  Chicago Sun-Times Pritzker says ‘action will be met with a …

In Chicago, locals prepare for Trump’s possible deployment of National Guard  Reuters Pritzker says ‘action will be met with a response’ after Trump threatens to send National Guard to Chicago  Fox News Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations  FOX 32 Chicago ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations  The Washington Post ‘Our president is …