CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the federal government is sending a surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Chicago ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month.

President Donald Trump sent a surge of ICE agents, supported by the Army National Guard, to Washington, D.C., in an effort to crack down on crime and illegal immigration. He has threatened to send troops to other cities, with Chicago next on the list.

Unlike the recent federal takeover of policing in Washington, D.C., the Chicago operation is not expected to rely on the National Guard or military and is focused exclusively on immigration instead of being cast as part of a broad campaign against crime, the officials said.

“We’re going in," Trump said Tuesday. "I have an obligation. This isn’t a pol

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