President-elect Donald Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, told Illinois Republicans that Chicago will be "ground zero" for the administration mass deportation operation. Speaking at a Northwest Side GOP "holiday party," he said the plan includes verifying the status of asylum seekers and arresting both undocumented immigrants with criminal records as well as those who are with them.
"When they go find that bad guy, and when they find him, he's probably going to be with others. Others that are not a priority because they're not a criminal. But guess what? They're going to be arrested too," Homan said. He said he is forced to take that stance by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, although he did not specify why.
