The Chicago area is bracing for additional immigration enforcement, which could start as soon as Friday, according to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
At a press conference earlier this week, Pritzker said that U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operations would ramp up in Chicago over the weekend — even as soon as Friday. There could be up to 300 ICE agents, according to local officials.
In response to the added ICE enforcement, city officials from neighboring communities are bracing for the impact of up to the agents, according to Gregory Jackson, who serves as the Chief of Staff in North Chicago, Illinois. Agents and officials are expected to operate out of the Great Lakes Naval Station for about 30 days, he said…