Donald Trump's administration was said to be planning to send up to 200 officers to the city on the new presidency's second day.
Trump's incoming "border czar" Tom Homan told ABC News late Saturday that they are now "reviewing any plans in Chicago because of the leak," adding that news reports may have potentially put officer safety at risk.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reiterated his opposition to anticipated immigration reform policies when President-elect Trump returns to the White House this week.
Border czar” Tom Homan said the incoming administration is reconsidering plans for an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago next week after preliminary details leaked.
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration is reconsidering plans for immigration raids in Chicago next week after details were leaked, Trump's “border czar” Tom Homan told the Washington Post in an interview on Saturday.
President-elect Donald Trump's border czar said the incoming administration is now "reviewing" whether to launch removal operations in Chicago.
Federal immigration officers will target more than 300 people in the Chicago area with histories of violent crimes after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, an official said.
The locations expected to be targeted by deportation teams from ICE include those with large populations of immigrants, one source said.
Chicago's not off the table, but we're reconsidering when and how we do it because there was a leak,” Homan told Fox News.
Immigrants and groups advocating for them have been preparing since Trump made mass deportations a signature pledge of his campaign. Trump has often been critical of Chicago, which has some of the country’s strongest protections for people in the country without legal status.
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