Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, and the city’s Office of Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Rights (IMRR) launched expanded “know your rights” and “family preparedness” campaigns as well as an updated website to help illegal aliens who could be caught by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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President Donald Trump, however, has not announced when he might send in the National Guard, which could be deployed to protect ICE agents, and Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday there were “no immediate plans” to send in troops.
“So we’re making a determination now, do we go to Chicago, or do we go to a place like New Orleans, where we have a great governor?” Trump said this week.
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“We believe they are going to be fully assembled by tomorrow and can begin operations after that. We’ve heard that could begin Saturday morning, but it’s possible I suppose they could begin tomorrow,” Pritzker said this week, adding, “We have reason to believe that [White House deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller chose the month of September to come to Chicago because of celebrations around Mexican Independence Day that happen here every year.”
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“My administration will not allow our communities to be consumed by fear and uncertainty. We will continue to provide updated information so that all of the families of Chicago are prepared,” Johnson’s statement added.
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