The Department of Homeland Security closed its command center at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday, more than two months after increased immigration enforcement began in the Chicago area, a local official confirmed.

Gregory Jackson, chief of staff to North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr., said the city received notification DHS vacated the property on Friday afternoon.

The naval station provided support for Homeland Security agents during Operation Midway Blitz, the immigration enforcement operation to "target the criminal illegal aliens" in the Chicago area. It remains unclear how DHS' departure from Naval Station Great Lakes will impact the ongoing immigration crackdown.

In recent days, there have been signs the federal immigration surge may be slowing down in Chicago.

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