Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said he still had no information Friday afternoon about a promised sweeping federal immigration crackdown that could potentially bring the National Guard to city streets.
Before what is expected to be a deluge of Immigration and Customs and Enforcement agents arriving in the coming days, Snelling again stressed the city’s police officers will not assist federal immigration authorities.
But still, even after President Donald Trump promised to target Chicago, Snelling said he could not predict what that action might look like. CPD, city and state leaders expect “some activity,” the superintendent said, but as of Friday, one possible start date for the federal effort, the government still hadn’t shared any plans.
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