Overview

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said “nothing is off the table” and indicated cities in Republican-led states could receive federal officers.
• DHS will add resources to ICE operations in Illinois and other states, though Noem declined to share timing or details.
• Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker condemned the approach as “anti-American,” said the state will not cooperate on immigration enforcement, and emphasized focusing on violent crime locally.
• Noem defended earlier interventions, crediting the National Guard in Los Angeles and claiming DHS arrested 5,000 people there and removed them from the U.S.
• Newsweek reports DHS is expected to announce additional deployments in the coming weeks, with Chicago identified as a focus in recent planning.