Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said ICE will add resources in Chicago in the coming days and noted any National Guard decision rests with President Trump.
- DHS requested logistical support from Naval Station Great Lakes to stage anticipated enforcement activity, according to local reports.
- Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a "Protecting Chicago" order directing city agencies and police not to assist militarized federal or Guard operations and to pursue legal remedies.
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he has not been briefed on troop plans, called any such deployment an "invasion," and vowed court action, while citing year-to-date declines in several violent-crime categories.
- Trump renewed public warnings after a violent holiday weekend, as WGN reported officials expect stepped-up ICE operations as soon as Friday.