Your Sunday evening news brief for August 31, 2025.

DHS Confirms Expanded Immigration Operations Planned for Chicago Amid Trump-Pritzker Clash

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that the Trump administration will expand immigration operations in Chicago, confirming additional federal resources will be deployed to the city.

The move follows DHS’s request for logistical support from Naval Station Great Lakes and comes as President Donald Trump continues to criticize Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over crime.

Both state and city leaders have vowed to resist the plan, citing Chicago’s declining crime rates and pledging legal action if Trump proceeds.

Johnson has already barred Chicago police from assisting federal immigration enforcement

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