Trump threatens jail for Chicago mayor, Illinois gov
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It's not just politicians. Some local businesses and individuals are showing their resistance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol officers in Chicago. The big picture: From grocery shopping to sharing alerts about ICE's presence,
President Donald Trump called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed Wednesday, a dramatic rhetorical escalation as he tries to flood the city with federal agents and National Guard troops against the wishes of the local elected officials.
One eyewitness told local news she saw agents leading zip-tied children out of an apartment building. DHS said that "never" happened.
Approximately 500 National Guard soldiers from Texas and Illinois have arrived in the Chicago area, according to officials.
Across Chicago, locals say Trump’s immigration crackdown has upended lives, even as major events like Cubs games carry on as normal.
As local anxiety builds, Illinois officials say the deployment of Guard troops violates state sovereignty, while the White House says the troops’ presence is needed.
Chicago police said an unidentified male juvenile was found outside in the 6000 block of South Prairie Avenue in the city's Washington Park neighborhood just before 8 a.m. He had a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.
National Guard troops appear to have arrived in a Chicago suburb amid an order for a deployment to the city from the Trump administration, officials said.
WBBM reports that National Guard troops wearing Texas patches were seen Tuesday at the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, about 50 miles southwest of Chicago. The guardsmen are expected to begin their assignments as early as Wednesday, ahead of a federal court hearing set for Thursday.
Illinois Gov. says Trump ‘wants us all, in big cities, to get used to the idea that it’s OK to have military on the streets.’