Chicago prepares for possible deportation arrests!

Immigration officers may be making their way to Chicago in the coming days. It follows a campaign promise from incoming President Donald Trump to begin mass deportations across the country. By Kasey Chronis Published  January 20, 2025 10:16pm CST Migrants in Chicago FOX 32 Chicago The Brief CHICAGO – As President Donald Trump returns to the White House, he is vowing to execute the largest deportation operation in U.S. history.  What we know: There are reports of large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids possible in Chicago as early as this week. In response, immigration support networks are ramping up resources, attorneys have been busy, and experts are encouraging employers to have I-9 forms ready. In the hours since Trump took the oath, some Chicagoans are bracing for the possibility of ICE agents showing up at their doors. “The talk has been of trying to catch people who have outstanding deportation orders, quite a number of which could result from just having missed a court date, or people who have some kind of criminal record or criminal history that would bring them to the attention of ICE,” said Fred Tsao, senior policy counsel, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). Still, Tsao says exactly when and where raids could happen is unknown. “Folks certainly are within their rights not to answer any questions or even to identify themselves. If ICE agents show up to their homes, they have the right to not answer the door, not open the door,” Tsao said. Michael LeRoy, a professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at…

Homan ‘Reviewing’ Plans for Chicago Raids After Leak

Incoming border czar Tom Homan said plans for immigration raids beginning in Chicago on Tuesday are now being reviewed in the wake of a leak about the operations. Homan made the remarks in two different interviews on Saturday. “We’re reviewing any plans in Chicago because of the leak,” Homan told ABC News, also telling The Washington Post that the incoming Trump administration “hasn’t made a decision yet.” “We’re looking at this leak and will make a decision based on this leak,” Homan told the Post. “It’s unfortunate because anyone leaking law enforcement operations puts officers at greater risk.” At issue is a Wall Street Journal report from Friday that outlined plans for mass deportations in the Chicago-area beginning Tuesday, the day after the inauguration. The report outlined plans by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to send up to 200 agents to target 300 illegals with histories of violent crime. “When the president gets sworn in, ICE officers are going to have a new priority of seeking out those who are considered a public safety threat and a national security threat,” Homan told ABC News. Donald Trump and Homan have been promising mass deportations, starting with violent criminals, ever since the president-elect tapped Homan as border czar shortly after winning the election. Trump vowed mass deportations on the campaign trail. Trump called the raids a “big priority” in his interview with ABC News on Saturday. Separately, Trump told NBC News on Saturday that “it’ll begin very early, very quickly,” he said. “I can’t say which cities because things are evolving. And I don’t…

Poland Takes Over EU Presidency With Focus on Security

I think this going to be great for the Council of the European Union! Let’s hope they make good decisions! Poland launched its presidency of the Council of the European Union on Friday mired in a diplomatic row with Hungary that underscored a deepening sense of political disunity across Europe just as it confronts a raft of major global challenges. Saddled with a sluggish economy, the EU is bracing for the return of Donald Trump to the White House this month on an “America First” platform and the possible imposition of U.S. tariffs on European exports. It also faces deteriorating trade relations with China and Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine, all at a time when the EU’s two leading powers, France and Germany, are distracted by domestic political upheaval. Against this gloomy backdrop, Poland is seeking a leading role in shaping European policy, especially on security. “If Europe is powerless, it will not survive… Let’s do everything so that Europe and Poland do not have to pay the highest price for freedom, for strength, for sovereignty. Let’s do everything to make Europe strong again,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during a gala in Warsaw. He was joined by the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa who stressed the importance of continued support for Kyiv. “This year we must continue to stand with Ukraine – as much as necessary, for as long as it takes, to win a comprehensive, just and lasting peace,” Costa said. “For that, we must continue to see defense as a…

Gretzky’s Wife Echoes Trump, Urges Hockey Great to Run for Canada PM

President-elect Donald Trump in a Christmas Day message urged NHL great Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister of Canada, a message Gretzky’s wife echoed on social media. Janet Gretzky shared Trump’s Truth Social post on her Instagram Stories and posted a link to the comment. “I just left Wayne Gretzky, ‘The Great One’ as he is known in Ice Hockey circles. I said, ‘Wayne, why don’t you run for Prime Minister of Canada, soon to be known as the Governor of Canada — You would win easily, you wouldn’t even have to campaign,’” Trump wrote. “He had no interest, but I think the people of Canada should start a DRAFT WAYNE GRETZKY Movement. It would be so much fun to watch!” Trump in his post also promised to cut Canadians’ taxes if they agreed to become “our 51st state.” Read Full Article At Newsmax! PWA ContentKeywords ContentQuestion answer Content