BOOM! Trump Administration Plans Immigration Crackdown in Chicago

August 29, 2025

From The New York Times: The Trump administration is making plans for an immigration crackdown in Chicago that would involve 200 homeland security officials and the use of a naval base outside the city as a staging area, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times.

The request to use a naval station in Illinois, drafted in recent days by the Homeland Security Department, suggests that the Trump administration is planning a sustained operation, potentially for the month of September. The request, should it be granted by the Defense Department, would be a notable example of the nation’s military resources being used for civilian law enforcement by an administration that has increasingly blurred the line between them.

The city has long been a target of the Trump administration. In recent weeks, President Trump has called the city a “mess,” and immigration officials have clashed with the city’s leadership over Chicago’s status as a so-called sanctuary city, which generally refers to places that limit cooperation with agents looking to deport undocumented immigrants.

Border Czar Tom Homan blasted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, saying in a Fox News interview, “If he had ONE ounce of integrity he would thank President Trump for making Chicago safer everyday…If he doesn’t wanna help, get out of the way, we’ll do it!”

Tom Homan has a message for the radical mayor of Chicago:

“If he had ONE ounce of integrity he would thank President Trump for making Chicago safer everyday…If he doesn’t wanna help, get out of the way, we’ll do it.” pic.twitter.com/ZQpVKo4PPs

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 29, 2025

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is fuming, and declared that city would “ensure that Chicagoans know their rights” and help families learn what to do if detained.

In a statement, Brandon raged, “This plan seems to be a rerun of their tactics in Los Angeles, where ICE agents were used as a pretext to justify further escalation by federal agents and National Guard troops. We reject any attempts that put Chicagoans in danger as a means of furthering the president’s political ends.”