Overview

• Naval Station Great Lakes confirmed a DHS request for limited facilities and logistics, and an internal email reported DHS, ICE and CBP agents are slated to be housed there from Sept. 2–30, though base officials say no formal Guard mobilization order has been issued.
• Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson oppose a federal deployment, are coordinating closely, and the state attorney general is developing a legal strategy in case troops or agents arrive.
• Reports say the initial Chicago phase could emphasize immigration enforcement with agents and equipment moving in early September, but officials have not announced final decisions or numbers.
• Polling shows 81% of Americans view big‑city crime as a major problem, with mixed views on federal control of local policing and divided partisan support for troop deployments and the D.C. takeover.
• In Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser credited the federal surge with steep declines in carjackings and other offenses while warning some tactics risk eroding police–community trust; Chicago data also show homicides and shootings down sharply this year.