Overview

• Tom Homan said ICE will intensify operations after Labor Day in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle.
• He said a large contingent will be sent to Chicago but declined to disclose deployment numbers to avoid tipping off targets.
• DHS has asked Naval Station Great Lakes for facilities and logistical support to aid ICE, and a final decision is pending, according to reporting cited by LA NACION.
• Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized the approach, while Chicago police urged calm and city workers distributed know‑your‑rights materials to immigrant communities.
• Earlier efforts to pressure sanctuary jurisdictions included an executive order to pull federal funds, which a California judge blocked.