The Chicago space is bracing for extra immigration enforcement over the weekend.
In the meantime, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed again in opposition to President Donald Trump Saturday after the president elevated his threats to ship in federal troops to town with a social media meme.
In a submit on his social media platform, Trump reshared a picture that locations him in entrance of Chicago that insinuated he was going to take motion in opposition to town, referencing his current rebranding of the Pentagon the “Division of Warfare.”
Pritzker slammed Trump and stated that the president threatened to go to warfare with town by posting the memes.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks throughout a press convention, Sept. 2, 2025, in Chicago.
Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP by way of Getty Photographs
“This isn’t regular. Donald Trump is not a strongman, he is a scared man. Illinois received’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator,” Pritzker wrote in an X submit.
Johnson echoed the governor’s sentiment, saying the president’s “threats are beneath the glory of our nation, however the actuality is that he desires to occupy our metropolis and break our Structure.”
“We should defend our democracy from this authoritarianism by defending one another and defending Chicago from Donald Trump,” the mayor wrote in an X submit.
A White Home spokeswoman criticized the Illinois leaders in an announcement, citing Chicago’s murders through the Labor Day weekend.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, in entrance of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, speaks throughout a press convention on stories of federal deployments in Chicago, September 2, 2025.
Jim Vondruska/Reuters
“Native Democrat leaders are extra upset a couple of submit from the President — that tells you every thing you must know concerning the Democrats’ twisted priorities,” Abigail Jackson, White Home spokeswoman, stated in an announcement to ABC Information.
The backwards and forwards between Trump and Chicago Democrats has elevated over the past week because the president has vowed to step up federal enforcement of crimes and immigration enforcement, together with by deploying the Nationwide Guard .
Pritzker warned that there was a surge in ICE brokers within the metropolis and that there might be as many as 300 ICE brokers this weekend, in response to native officers.
In response to the potential of added ICE enforcement, metropolis officers from neighboring communities say they’re bracing for the rise of brokers in communities, in response to Gregory Jackson, who serves because the Chief of Employees in North Chicago, Illinois. Brokers and officers are anticipated to function out of the Nice Lakes Naval Station for about 30 days, he stated.
NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 6: Individuals opposing ICE protest outdoors of the Naval Station Nice Lakes on September 6, 2025 in North Chicago, Illinois. The federal authorities is staging regulation enforcement on the naval station.
Andy Manis/Getty Photographs
Fencing was seen going across the federal courthouse in Chicago, in anticipation of the enforcement actions occurring, in response to metropolis officers.
El Grito Chicago, town’s pageant for Mexican Independence Day, postponed the occasion scheduled for subsequent weekend citing ICE exercise.
“It was a painful resolution, however holding El Grito Chicago at the moment places the protection of our group at stake – and that is a danger we’re unwilling to take,” the occasion posted on its web site.
On Saturday, a crowd of protesters gathered outdoors Naval Station Nice Lakes to protest the anticipated immigration crackdown.
Trump has repeatedly singled out Chicago as he has mulled sending the Guard to different main American cities following his federal takeover of Washington. Trump has stated he most popular that cities ask for his administration’s help.
NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 6: Individuals opposing ICE protest outdoors of the Naval Station Nice Lakes on September 6, 2025 in North Chicago, Illinois. The federal authorities is staging regulation enforcement on the naval station.
Andy Manis/Getty Photographs
Pritzker has pushed again on the Trump administration’s involvement in Chicago, saying “I can’t name the president, asking him to ship troops to Chicago. I’ve made that clear already,” Pritzker stated.
A Division of Homeland Safety spokesperson advised ABC Information that the enforcement is focusing on the “worst of the worst” criminals.
“It’s no shock that these criminals flock to sanctuary cities the place politicians defend them and permit them to roam free on American streets placing American lives in danger,” the spokespersons stated. “DHS will go to wherever these prison unlawful aliens are — together with Chicago, Boston and different cities. Beneath President Trump and Secretary Noem, nowhere is a secure haven for prison unlawful aliens. In the event you come to our nation illegally and break our legal guidelines, we’ll hunt you down, arrest you, deport you, and you’ll by no means return.”
