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(NewsNation) — Mayor Brandon Johnson said a surge of national agents was expected successful Chicago by Friday, arsenic President Donald Trump continues to endanger a national crackdown successful the nation's third-largest city.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations volition soon ramp up successful the city.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Johnson person taken steps to forestall a imaginable deployment, arsenic Trump and his squad proceed to lash retired astatine the city's Democratic leadership.
Chicago sees much than 30 shootings connected Labor Day weekend
Chicago saw much than 2 twelve shootings successful 48 hours, according to the Chicago Police Department. In total, 52 radical were shot, 7 died and 3 others were taken into custody for the violence.
Data from the Chicago Police Department shows transgression was down wide this twelvemonth by 13%. Shooting incidents person dropped astir 40% compared to 2024’s numbers, NewsNation affiliate WGN reported.
Chicago politician signs enforcement bid up of imaginable national takeover
Johnson signed an executive order connected Saturday in effect to the Trump administration's plans.
The bid reaffirms that Chicago constabulary officers reply to the mayor, not the national government, arsenic the city's alleged "sanctuary" argumentation bans constabulary from moving with national agents connected ICE operations, patrols oregon immoderate different instrumentality enforcement activity.
"National defender troops, immoderate benignant of troops, connected the streets of an American metropolis don't beryllium unless there's an insurrection, unless determination is an exigency — determination is not," Pritzker said.
While Noem confirmed ICE would soon grow operations successful Chicago, she said sending the National Guard alongside them is yet up to Trump.
NewsNation's Mills Hayes and Anna Kutz contributed to this report.
