\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOfficials in Chicago are bracing for a major federal immigration enforcement operation that could begin as soon as this week, with the city\u2019s mayor signing an order over the weekend aimed at resisting the Trump administration\u2019s planned crackdown.Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday such a move would be an \u201cinvasion\u201d and that he has had no communication with the Trump administration about reported plans to send National Guard troops to Chicago.\u201cNo one in the administration \u2013 the president or anybody under him \u2013 has called anyone in my administration, or me. So, it\u2019s clear that in secret they\u2019re planning this \u2013 well, it\u2019s an invasion with U.S. troops, if they in fact do that,\u201d Pritzker said Sunday.The operation is expected to kick off in Chicago by this Friday and could involve agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and potentially be backed by guard forces in a peacekeeping role, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning.\u201cWe\u2019ve already had ongoing operations with ICE in Chicago and throughout Illinois and other states, making sure that we\u2019re upholding our laws, but we do intend to add more resources to those operations,\u201d Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on CBS News\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation\u201d on Sunday.An immigration operation in the city would further escalate a clash between the White House and Democratic-led cities and comes as President Donald Trump and his aides have repeatedly slammed Chicago over policies that limit cooperation between local authorities and federal immigration enforcement.Asked about expanding these operations beyond Chicago, Noem said that the Trump administration has \u201cnot taken anything off the table,\u201d and specifically named San Francisco and Boston in addition to Chicago. She suggested that Republican-led cities with crime problems were \u201cabsolutely\u201d also being evaluated.Chicago has been preparing to try to resist Trump\u2019s planned immigration crackdown with Mayor Brandon Johnson signing an executive order Saturday providing guidance and directives to the city\u2019s agencies and law enforcement \u201cin the midst of escalating threats from the federal government.\u201dThe mayor\u2019s order \u201caffirms\u201d that Chicago police will not \u201ccollaborate with federal agents on joint law enforcement patrols, arrest operations, or other law enforcement duties including civil immigration enforcement.\u201d It also \u201curges\u201d federal law enforcement officers to use body cameras and refrain from wearing masks.\u201cWe may see militarized immigration enforcement. We may also see National Guard troops. We may even see active duty military and armed vehicles in our streets. We have not called for this. Our people have not asked for this, but nevertheless, we find ourselves having to respond to this,\u201d Johnson said before signing the executive order on Saturday.White House officials have made clear that these immigration enforcement plans are distinct from the idea the president has floated over the past week to use federal law enforcement and National Guard troops to carry out a broader crime crackdown in Chicago, similar to the current surge in Washington, D.C.Trump took to social media Monday morning with a post celebrating what he called a massive victory over crime in the nation\u2019s capital and taking sharp aim at Democratic leaders across the country for refusing his floated plans for an aggressive federal anti-crime strategy in their states as well.He contrasted politicians who are resisting his plans with what he sees as a more welcoming stance from Washington D.C.\u2019s leadership. In the Truth Social post, Trump said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s \u201cstatements and actions were positive, instead of others like Pritzker, Wes Moore, Newscum, and the 5% approval rated Mayor of Chicago, who spend all of their time trying to justify violent Crime, instead of working with us to completely ELIMINATE it.\u201dTrump officials have been quick to criticize the Illinois governor and defend potential federal policing in the state by pointing to crime statistics.Noem pointed to homicide statistics in Chicago on Sunday in a dig to the governor, saying Pritzker \u201ccan talk about what a great job he\u2019s doing as governor, but he\u2019s failing these families. \u2026This seems like it\u2019s more about Gov. Pritzker\u2019s ego now rather than actually protecting his people.\u201dIn a warning to Pritzker on Saturday, Trump told the governor to quickly \u201cstraighten\u201d out crime in Chicago or the federal government will intervene.\u201cSix people were killed, and 24 people were shot, in Chicago last weekend, and JB Pritzker, the weak and pathetic Governor of Illinois, just said that he doesn\u2019t need help in preventing CRIME. He is CRAZY!!! He better straighten it out, FAST, or we\u2019re coming!\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social.At least 52 people were shot \u2013 seven of them fatally \u2013 in Chicago over the holiday weekend. Roughly 30 shootings have been reported since Friday at 10:32 p.m., with victims ranging in age from 14 to 46, according to incident notifications published by the Chicago Police Department.Meanwhile, the Chicago mayor\u2019s office last week touted a 21.6% decrease in overall violent crime and a 32.3% decrease in homicides so far this year.CNN\u2019s Ang\u00e9lica Franganillo D\u00edaz, Betsy Klein, Priscilla Alvarez, Alayna Treene, Hannah Rabinowitz, Haley Britzky, Alejandra Jaramillo and Dakin Andone contributed to this report.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tCHICAGO \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Officials in Chicago are bracing for a major federal immigration enforcement operation that could begin as soon as this week, with the city\u2019s mayor signing an order over the weekend aimed at resisting the Trump administration\u2019s planned crackdown.<\/p>\n Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday such a move would be an \u201cinvasion\u201d and that he has had no communication with the Trump administration about reported plans to send National Guard troops to Chicago.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one in the administration \u2013 the president or anybody under him \u2013 has called anyone in my administration, or me. So, it\u2019s clear that in secret they\u2019re planning this \u2013 well, it\u2019s an invasion with U.S. troops, if they in fact do that,\u201d Pritzker said Sunday.<\/p>\n The operation is expected to kick off in Chicago by this Friday and could involve agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and potentially be backed by guard forces in a peacekeeping role, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve already had ongoing operations with ICE in Chicago and throughout Illinois and other states, making sure that we\u2019re upholding our laws, but we do intend to add more resources to those operations,\u201d Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on CBS News\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation\u201d on Sunday.<\/p>\n An immigration operation in the city would further escalate a clash between the White House and Democratic-led cities and comes as President Donald Trump and his aides have repeatedly slammed Chicago over policies that limit cooperation between local authorities and federal immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n Asked about expanding these operations beyond Chicago, Noem said that the Trump administration has \u201cnot taken anything off the table,\u201d and specifically named San Francisco and Boston in addition to Chicago. She suggested that Republican-led cities with crime problems were \u201cabsolutely\u201d also being evaluated.<\/p>\n Chicago has been preparing to try to resist Trump\u2019s planned immigration crackdown with Mayor Brandon Johnson signing an executive order Saturday providing guidance and directives to the city\u2019s agencies and law enforcement \u201cin the midst of escalating threats from the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n The mayor\u2019s order \u201caffirms\u201d that Chicago police will not \u201ccollaborate with federal agents on joint law enforcement patrols, arrest operations, or other law enforcement duties including civil immigration enforcement.\u201d It also \u201curges\u201d federal law enforcement officers to use body cameras and refrain from wearing masks.<\/p>\n \u201cWe may see militarized immigration enforcement. We may also see National Guard troops. We may even see active duty military and armed vehicles in our streets. We have not called for this. Our people have not asked for this, but nevertheless, we find ourselves having to respond to this,\u201d Johnson said before signing the executive order on Saturday.<\/p>\n White House officials have made clear that these immigration enforcement plans are distinct from the idea the president has floated over the past week to use federal law enforcement and National Guard troops to carry out a broader crime crackdown in Chicago, similar to the current surge in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n Trump took to social media Monday morning with a post celebrating what he called a massive victory over crime in the nation\u2019s capital and taking sharp aim at Democratic leaders across the country for refusing his floated plans for an aggressive federal anti-crime strategy in their states as well.<\/p>\n