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Trump Targets Chicago in Deportation Post as Mayor Bars Police Aid

City leaders set a formal noncooperation stance in anticipation of reported National Guard support for immigration raids.

Overview

  • On Truth, the president posted a photomontage riffing on Apocalypse Now with the caption, “Adoro l’odore delle deportazioni al mattino...”.
  • He said Chicago would “find out why it is called the Department of WAR,” referencing his executive order renaming the Pentagon.
  • Coverage reports plans to extend immigration raids to Chicago with National Guard support following operations in Los Angeles and Washington.
  • Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order detailing how the city will oppose federal immigration enforcement, calling the push “tyranny” and warning of a militarized approach.
  • Johnson directed that the Chicago Police Department will not cooperate with the National Guard or related federal immigration activities.