Overview

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said ICE will add resources in Chicago and declined specifics, noting any National Guard deployment would be the president's decision and that nothing is off the table.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order directing Chicago police not to assist federal agents or Guard units with patrols, arrests or civil immigration enforcement.
• Gov. J.B. Pritzker called any troop deployment unlawful and pledged swift court action, while saying the state has received no formal notice of troop orders.
• Planning includes potential use of Naval Station Great Lakes to support ICE operations, with activity expected to ramp up within days according to officials and local reporting.
• The White House defended the approach as a public-safety push and labeled local moves a publicity stunt, as opponents warn of constitutional and civil liberties risks.