Immigration and Customs Enforcement has requested access to a U.S. Navy base north of Chicago as President Donald Trump threatens to deploy National Guard troops to the Windy City with his nationwide crime crackdown and immigration agenda, according to reports.
The Department of Homeland Security requested to use the Naval Station Great Lakes — about 40 miles north of Chicago — to house ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents from September 2 through 30, officials at the base told the Chicago Sun-Times. The president has vowed to execute the “largest deportation operation” in U.S. history, with a goal of deporting 1 million people per year.
