The White House border czar mentioned to “expect action” in Chicago this week with out providing any specific details throughout a NCS look Sunday morning.
President Donald Trump and his administration have been threatening to ship Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers and National Guard troops to Chicago.
But troops have but to seem, and elevated immigration enforcement has but to be seen. Gov. JB Pritzker said last week he expects immigration raids to goal the town throughout Mexican Independence Day festivities.
NCS’s Jake Tapper requested border czar Tom Homan on Sunday if “we should expect action in Chicago this week?”
“Absolutely, you can expect action in most sanctuary cities across the country,” Homan mentioned. “We got to send additional resources to the problem areas, which are sanctuary cities.”
But Homan didn’t say when the “action” would occur, what it could entail and if National Guard troops could be concerned. Homan defended utilizing National Guard troops to help ICE brokers in their operations even supposing troops wouldn’t make arrests.
“The National Guard does provide protection for us, provides us infrastructure, provides us transportation, provides us additional processing capabilities,” Homan mentioned. “They’re a force multiplier, and they’re on the table.”
Tapper additionally questioned Homan about Trump appearing to declare war on Chicago in a Saturday social media submit.
“I think [Trump’s] words are being taken out of context,” Homan mentioned. “We’re going to war with the criminal cartels. We’re going to war with illegal aliens, public safety threats.”