Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced on Monday that the Trump administration has requested the Pentagon deploy 100 troops to the state, as immigration enforcement escalates in Chicago. The Department of Homeland Security memo arrived at the Illinois National Guard while federal agents conducted sweeps that detained hundreds of immigrants across the metropolitan area. Pentagon officials confirmed receiving requests to protect federal personnel and property but provided no timeline for decisions.
Masked federal agents patrolled downtown Chicago on Sunday, carrying rifles despite a mayoral order banning law enforcement face coverings. Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the operations as family separations while Democratic leaders challenged presidential authority over immigration enforcement. ICE agents used pepper balls and tear gas against protesters at a Broadview processing center, where an agency commander acknowledged targeting individuals based on appearance differences.
Federal officials push to increase arrests before the fiscal year ends on September 30, according to internal communications and agency sources. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered agents to defend facilities in Chicago and Portland as confrontations intensified. Authorities investigate an incident where an ICE officer fatally shot a man minutes after dropping children off at school, despite describing his own injuries as minor in body camera footage.
Masked federal agents patrolled downtown Chicago on Sunday, carrying rifles despite a mayoral order banning law enforcement face coverings. Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the operations as family separations while Democratic leaders challenged presidential authority over immigration enforcement. ICE agents used pepper balls and tear gas against protesters at a Broadview processing center, where an agency commander acknowledged targeting individuals based on appearance differences.
Federal officials push to increase arrests before the fiscal year ends on September 30, according to internal communications and agency sources. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered agents to defend facilities in Chicago and Portland as confrontations intensified. Authorities investigate an incident where an ICE officer fatally shot a man minutes after dropping children off at school, despite describing his own injuries as minor in body camera footage.
