The Monday operation, according to DHS, is dedicated to the memory of Katie Abraham, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash by an illegal alien, Julio Cucul-Bol, in Illinois. ICE agents, who have been quietly preparing in the city for over a week, are now arresting illegal immigrants with criminal records — a population the administration says has thrived under Governor J.B. Pritzker’s sanctuary policies.
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Chicago Democrats spent the weekend protesting the federal presence — and Trump made no effort to soften the blow. On social media, the president posted a meme titled “Chipocalypse Now,” spoofing “Apocalypse Now” with the tagline: “I love the smell of deportations in the morning.”
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“We’d love to go into Chicago,” Trump said. “We’re waiting for a call from Chicago.” He highlighted the staggering crime statistics that continue to plague the city, pointing to six murders just over the weekend and nearly 50 killings in recent weeks. “Only the criminals will be hurt,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Pritzker has responded with characteristic indignation, calling Trump a “wannabe dictator.” “The President’s threats are beneath the honor of our nation,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wrote on X.
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Despite public outcry and media pressure, both Pritzker and Johnson have repeatedly rebuffed Trump’s offers for help. “There is not an emergency,” Pritzker has insisted, while Johnson shouted to a crowd, “No federal troops in the city of Chicago.”
Trump isn’t buying it. “We’re going in,” he told reporters last week. “I didn’t say when … but we have the right to do it. I have an obligation to protect this country.”
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