The Department of Homeland Security is trying to use a Navy base north of Chicago to support President Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown.

Officials at Naval Station Great Lakes confirmed receiving a request from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s department to house federal immigration enforcement agents, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. It comes as Trump threatens to send National Guard troops to Chicago, and Noem said that an ICE “strike team” would be in the city soon.

No decision has yet been made on the request to use the base, defense officials told The Washington Post, adding that the installation would offer “facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs” if the request is granted.

The responsibility to sign off on the request lies with Defense Secretar

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