The Department of Homeland Security has left its command center at Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, a source associated with the naval station confirmed to the Sun-Times on Saturday.

DHS officials first mentioned their plans to vacate the command center roughly two weeks ago and have been moving out of the property this week, the source said.

DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The departure comes two months after DHS first secured the property to support “Operation Midway Blitz,” President Donald Trump’s escalated deportation campaign in the Chicago area.

At the time, the Sun-Times reported that the command center would provide office space, parking spots and portable laundry units to the federal agents. It has also functioned as a training and storage

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