The Chicago space is bracing for added immigration enforcement over the weekend.
In the meantime, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed again towards President Donald Trump Saturday after the president elevated his threats to ship in federal troops to the town with a social media meme.
In a submit on his social media platform, Trump reshared a picture that locations him in entrance of Chicago that insinuated he was going to take motion towards the town, referencing his latest rebranding of the Pentagon the “Division of Conflict.”
Pritzker slammed Trump and stated that the president threatened to go to warfare with the town by posting the memes.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks throughout a press convention, Sept. 2, 2025, in Chicago.
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“This isn’t regular. Donald Trump is not a strongman, he is a scared man. Illinois gained’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator,” Pritzker wrote in an X submit.
Johnson echoed the governor’s sentiment, saying the president’s “threats are beneath the dignity of our nation, however the actuality is that he needs to occupy our metropolis and break our Structure.”
“We should defend our democracy from this authoritarianism by defending one another and defending Chicago from Donald Trump,” the mayor wrote in an X submit.
A White Home spokeswoman criticized the Illinois leaders in an announcement, citing Chicago’s murders through the Labor Day weekend.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, in entrance of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, speaks throughout a press convention on studies of federal deployments in Chicago, September 2, 2025.
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“Native Democrat leaders are extra upset a couple of submit from the President — that tells you all the things it’s worthwhile to know concerning the Democrats’ twisted priorities,” Abigail Jackson, White Home spokeswoman, stated in an announcement to ABC Information.
The forwards and backwards between Trump and Chicago Democrats has elevated over the past week because the president has vowed to step up federal enforcement of crimes and immigration enforcement, together with by deploying the Nationwide Guard .
Pritzker warned that there was a surge in ICE brokers within the metropolis and that there could possibly be as many as 300 ICE brokers this weekend, in line with native officers.
In response to the potential for added ICE enforcement, metropolis officers from neighboring communities say they’re bracing for the rise of brokers in communities, in line with Gregory Jackson, who serves because the Chief of Employees in North Chicago, Illinois. Brokers and officers are anticipated to function out of the Nice Lakes Naval Station for about 30 days, he stated.
NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 6: Individuals opposing ICE protest exterior of the Naval Station Nice Lakes on September 6, 2025 in North Chicago, Illinois. The federal authorities is staging legislation enforcement on the naval station.
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Fencing was seen going across the federal courthouse in Chicago, in anticipation of the enforcement actions occurring, in line with metropolis officers.
El Grito Chicago, the town’s pageant for Mexican Independence Day, postponed the occasion scheduled for subsequent weekend citing ICE exercise.
“It was a painful resolution, however holding El Grito Chicago right now places the security of our group at stake – and that is a danger we’re unwilling to take,” the occasion posted on its website.
On Saturday, a crowd of protesters gathered exterior Naval Station Nice Lakes to protest the anticipated immigration crackdown.
Trump has repeatedly singled out Chicago as he has mulled sending the Guard to different main American cities following his federal takeover of Washington. Trump has stated he most well-liked that cities ask for his administration’s assistance.
NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 6: Individuals opposing ICE protest exterior of the Naval Station Nice Lakes on September 6, 2025 in North Chicago, Illinois. The federal authorities is staging legislation enforcement on the naval station.
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Pritzker has pushed again on the Trump administration’s involvement in Chicago, saying “I can’t name the president, asking him to ship troops to Chicago. I’ve made that clear already,” Pritzker stated.
A Division of Homeland Safety spokesperson advised ABC Information that the enforcement is concentrating on the “worst of the worst” criminals.
“It’s no shock that these criminals flock to sanctuary cities the place politicians shield them and permit them to roam free on American streets placing American lives in danger,” the spokespersons stated. “DHS will go to wherever these legal unlawful aliens are — together with Chicago, Boston and different cities. Underneath President Trump and Secretary Noem, nowhere is a protected haven for legal unlawful aliens. In the event you come to our nation illegally and break our legal guidelines, we’ll hunt you down, arrest you, deport you, and you’ll by no means return.”
