""We have reason to believe that the Trump administration has already begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment in Illinois," Pritzker said. "First, Donald Trump is positioning armed federal agents and staging military vehicles on federal property, such as the Great Lakes Naval base. It is likely those agents will be with ICE, Customs and Border Patrol, the Department of Homeland Security' and other similarly situated federal agencies. Many of these individuals are being relocated from Los Angeles for deployment in Chicago.""
"For what reason? Not because crime is surging. As Pritzker pointed out, Chicago's numbers are down across the board, but because Trump wants a show. A performance. A spectacle of fear. A reality show, which Pritzker said he refuses to be part of. And, Pritzker warned, Trump and Miller want it staged in September, just in time to target the city's proud El Grito celebration of Mexican heritage."
Anonymous federal sources indicate preparations to deploy ICE, Customs and Border Patrol agents, Department of Homeland Security personnel, Texas National Guard troops, and U.S. military patrols to Chicago, with staging reportedly occurring at federal properties such as the Great Lakes Naval base. Many agents are said to be relocated from Los Angeles. The deployment is portrayed as aimed at producing a spectacle rather than addressing rising crime, since Chicago's crime numbers are reportedly down. Plans reportedly include raids in Latino neighborhoods and timing near September El Grito celebrations, raising concerns about targeting Black and brown communities and manufacturing headlines to validate political claims.
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