Trump admin updates: ICE launches immigration enforcement operation in Boston
The Boston operation comes as Chicago braces for an immigration crackdown surge.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched an immigration enforcement operation in Boston, dubbed Patriot 2.0, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a "Apocalypse Now"-themed post, telling officials that "Chicago is about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR." Trump signed an executive order Friday to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, though the official name change requires the approval of Congress.
Trump plans to attend the U.S. Open men's final tennis match in New York on Sunday, the White House said.
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Pritzker lays out what he expects to unfold in Chicago in coming days
Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said he expects to see what played out in Los Angeles and Washington to happen in Chicago in the coming days.
"First, Donald Trump is positioning armed federal agents and staging military vehicles on federal property, such as the Great Lakes Naval base. It is likely those agents will be with ICE, Customs and Border Patrol, the Department of Homeland Security and other similarly situated federal agencies. Many of these individuals are being relocated from Los Angeles for deployment in Chicago," the governor said.
Pritzker said he expects agents are planning to "raid Latino communities and say they're targeting violent criminals" and that Trump "will be looking for any excuse to put active duty military on our streets, supposedly to protect ICE."
"We have reason to believe that the Trump administration has already begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment in Illinois," Pritzker said.
Pritzker pushes back on Trump's comments on Chicago: 'Unhinged'
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, quickly pushed back on President Trump's comments about sending National Guard troops to Chicago.
"First, I want to address the president's unhinged remarks a few minutes ago begging me to call him. No, I will not call the president, asking him to send troops to Chicago. I've made that clear already," Pritzker said at a press conference.
The governor then addressed residents directly, saying he would share as much as his team knew about the administration's potential action.
"Rumors have been swirling about what the White House has planned, and sifting fact from fiction is increasingly difficult because Donald Trump's administration is not working in coordination with the city of Chicago, Cook County or the state of Illinois," Pritzker said. "I want to take a moment at the top of my remarks to note how truly extraordinary it is for the federal government to refuse to coordinate with local law enforcement and government."
Trump says he will appeal tariff ruling to Supreme Court
Trump slammed a federal appeals court's decision ruling his tariffs were unlawful.
The president claimed the court was liberal and would cost the country billions of dollars.
Trump said he plans to bring the case to the Supreme Court to appeal and ask for an expedited ruling.
'We're going in,' Trump says about Chicago
President Trump on Tuesday was asked if he's decided whether he is going to send National Guardsmen to Chicago.
"Well, we're going in," Trump said as he took questions from reporters in the Oval Office. But he didn't say when such an operation would take place.
"I didn't say when we're going in," Trump continued. "When you lose -- look, I have an obligation. This isn't a political thing. I have an obligation."
Trump pointed to gun violence over the weekend in Chicago and said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be requesting federal assistance.
"If the governor of Illinois would call up, call me up. I would love to do it. Now, we're going to do it anyway. We have the right to do it because I have an obligation to protect this country," Trump said.