Trump plans big immigration raid in Chicago: reports
The Hindu
Incoming Trump administration plans large immigration raid in Chicago, targeting hundreds of officers to carry out the operation.
Donald Trump's incoming U.S. Presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago the day after he takes office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with the planning.
The raid, expected to start on Tuesday (January 21, 2025), will last all week, the Wall Street Journal said, adding the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will send between 100 and 200 officers to carry out the operation.
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Mr. Trump's transition team did no immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
His incoming border czar, Tom Homan, told an event in the city that the administration is "going to start right here in Chicago, Illinois," the Journal reported.
"And if the Chicago mayor doesn’t want to help, he can step aside. But if he impedes us, if he knowingly harbors or conceals an illegal alien, I will prosecute him," he was quoted as saying.
Immigration was at the center of Mr. Trump's campaign in the lead-up to the November 5 Presidential election.
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