The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week, the first move in President-elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation campaign.
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly beginning phase one of his mass deportation as early as Tuesday, the day after his inauguration.
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago that day. The raid is expected to last all week, WSJ reports.
The WSJ reported that Los Angeles, New York, Denver, and Miami “are also in the incoming administration’s sights, and more targeted raids could come.”
In a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, families bracing for Trump’s planned mass deportation had also feared the raids may begin as soon as early next week. The proposed mass deportation has been a big part of Trump’s campaign leading up to the 2024 Presidential Election.
ICE officers prepping for ‘big f–king operation’ across sanctuary cities immediately after Trump inauguration
The ICE man cometh.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to launch a “big f–king operation” across sanctuary cities — including Chicago and New York — immediately after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, multiple sources told The Post.
Starting Jan. 21, multi-day “ground operations” will be launched across cities that have served as safe havens for migrants because the local authorities do not cooperate with the federal government when it comes to immigration issues, sources said.
The massive sweep is likely to target people with removal orders, according to sources.
Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan has vowed that the mass deportations will begin on Day 1 to focus on illegal immigrants who pose threats to the country.
One source said certain ICE offices have already paused arrests to make room in detention centers for the targets of the upcoming raids.
“We aren’t arresting anyone and bringing them into custody, making room for what may happen next week,” said the source.
The former director of ICE’s Denver office, John Fabbricatore, told The Post that such sweeps were ended under the Biden administration, adding that “the men and women of ICE are looking forward to being able to do their job” again.
As many as 200 ICE officers will be deployed to carry out the Chicago operation alone, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
A spokesperson for ICE declined to comment and referred The Post to the incoming administration “for any information concerning activities which may take place after the inauguration.”
The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
In December, Homan told supporters at an event in Chicago that the arrests would start in the Windy City.
“Chicago’s in trouble because your mayor sucks and your governor sucks,” Homan said.
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