President Donald Trump's show of force in Chicago now includes federalized troops working on the streets with federal agents from ICE, the FBI and other U.S. law enforcement agencies.

What is the wisdom of having federal agents working side-by-side with soldiers or with ICE on immigration sweeps?

NBC 5 Investigates looked into the practicality and safety of that move for officers, soldiers and the public.

From tear gas and pepper ball shots in the suburbs to U.S. border patrol cadres on the Chicago River and city street patrols, the Trump administration now has Chicago on a war footing, with soldiers and immigration enforcement for the first time ever working operations with the FBI.

"It's not our responsibility to determine whether somebody's status is legal or not legal. Our job

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