CHICAGO (WLS) -- Communities across the Chicago area are preparing for an increase in immigration enforcement on Saturday.

Some 300 federal agents are using North Chicago's Naval Station Great Lakes as the logistical hub for ramped-up operations, which are expected to begin on Saturday .

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Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, along with Congressman Brad Schneider, went to the Navy directly for answers on Friday .

They say the admiral-in-charge at Naval Station Great Lakes say Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Department of Homeland Security officials requested office space and parking at the base from Sept. 5 through Oct. 5.

The Navy agreed, but is not providing barracks or housing, nor are they allowing the federal ag

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