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(NewsNation) — The Chicago country is bracing for large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, which Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker predicted could statesman Friday.
Local reports person suggested up to 300 ICE officers volition soon assemble astatine the Naval Station Great Lakes, and operations could commencement arsenic aboriginal arsenic Friday oregon Saturday.
The expected national crackdown comes arsenic Chicago prepares for Mexican Independence Day celebrations adjacent week, including the now-canceled "El Grito Chicago" event, NewsNation local affiliate WGN reported.
Pritzker has encouraged Chicagoans to observe arsenic planned and to protest if possible, but warned residents and activists not to "play into their hand" erstwhile encountering national forces.
"Part of their benignant of nefarious program is, statesman with ICE, origin mayhem connected the ground, and, by doing that, accidental that there's a request for subject troops connected the crushed to support ICE," Pritzker said.
There was nary grounds the National Guard had been officially called into the metropolis arsenic of Friday morning, but Pritzker has vowed to writer if troops acceptable ft successful Chicago.
Illinois leaders caput to Naval Station Great Lakes
Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth were acceptable to clasp an lawsuit Friday day astatine the Naval Station Great Lakes, which is expected to location hundreds of national agents progressive successful the operations. NewsNation volition watercourse the lawsuit unrecorded from this communicative erstwhile it begins.
Durbin has called Trump's efforts to usage the Naval basal "unhelpful and illegal."
An existing ICE detention center successful Broadview, Illinois, is acceptable to go the cardinal processing hub and volition beryllium moving astir the timepiece for the adjacent 45 days.
Immigration advocates said the installation — which is the tract of predominant protests — has nary beds, nary showers and nary cafeteria. The complaints led 4 Democratic members of Illinois’ legislature delegation to effort an unscheduled sojourn to the tract successful June.
Chicago unveils migrant resources up of ICE operations
Chicago's Office of Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Rights updated its website with step-by-step guidance connected how immigrants tin support themselves, including user-friendly contented explaining their rights.
The website besides provides an “essential checklist for caller arrivals,” with links to resources to assistance successful securing nutrient and shelter, obtaining due authorities identification, enrolling children successful school, riding nationalist proscription and seeking assistance from section assemblage centers, among different tasks.
NewsNation's Anna Kutz, spouse The Hill and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
