Naval Station Great Lakes confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security reached out for limited logistical support, including facilities and infrastructure, to assist immigration operations near Chicago. No decisions have been made and the base has not received an official request to support a national guard deployment. A DHS spokesperson framed the effort as arrests and removals of dangerous criminal illegal aliens, citing ICE and CBP working to fulfill a mandate to deport criminals. The move follows a recent federal takeover in Washington DC and officials signaled plans to ramp up operations in major sanctuary cities.
The White House has requested that a US military base on the outskirts of Chicago assist with immigration operations as the Trump administration plans a broader takeover of Democratic-run sanctuary cities. On Thursday, the Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL) confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security had reached out for assistance, telling the Associated Press that the DHS had requested limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs to support DHS operations.
President Trump has been clear: we are going to make our streets and cities safe again. Across the country, DHS law enforcement are arresting and removing the worst of worst including gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists that have terrorized American communities. Under secretary [Kristi] Noem, ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and CBP [Customs and Border Protection] are working overtime to deliver on the American people's mandate to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens and make America safe again.
On Thursday, Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, commented on what could be the government's next move. You're going to see a ramp-up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with Ice, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country, he said.
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