Overview

• Plans reported by multiple outlets call for more than 200 Homeland Security personnel and over 100 vehicles to stage at Naval Station Great Lakes, with a request for space, a tactical operations center and storage for equipment including rubber bullets and tear gas.
• White House border adviser Tom Homan confirmed a large ICE contingent is coming but withheld specifics; reporting indicates the operation could begin after Labor Day and last about 30 days, with the Guard’s role still uncertain.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a “Protecting Chicago” executive order to inform residents of their rights, prepare legal challenges and affirm local control of policing, while urging the president to stand down.
• Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said CPD will not assist immigration enforcement without judicial warrants and will not obstruct federal agents, as Illinois officials decried a lack of coordination from Washington.
• Legal experts warn that using the National Guard for domestic law enforcement would face significant constraints absent the Insurrection Act, while city data show sharp year‑over‑year drops in homicides and shootings and community groups ready rapid‑response efforts.