DHS intends to add resources to ICE operations in Illinois and other states while withholding deployment details for agent and investigator security. The administration credits a National Guard deployment in Los Angeles with preventing major unrest and reports 5,000 arrests and removals in the city. DHS is prioritizing equipping federal officers and partnering with local officials, sheriffs and mayors willing to address public safety problems. Every city is being evaluated for potential federal assistance, including jurisdictions in both Democratic and Republican-led states. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized the actions as inflaming passions, causing unnecessary disruption, and called them "anti-American".
Noem confirmed Sunday while appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation" that DHS intends to "add more resources" to operations being conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Illinois and other states, but declined to give details over security concerns for agents and investigators on the ground. She also claimed that Trump's deployment of the National Guard in LA earlier this year prevented the city from burning down, and said her agency has arrested 5,000 individuals in the city and removed them from the U.S.
Between the lines: Asked by CBS' News' Ed O'Keefe about other cities that the Trump administration might target, Noem said DHS has focused on making sure that federal officers have the resources and equipment needed and is partnering with local officials, sheriffs and mayors "that want to solve problems." "I would encourage every single big city - San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, whatever they are - if they want to help make their city safer, more prosperous .... they should call us," she said.
O'Keefe pointed to criticisms that some cities with high rates of violent crime - such as Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Dallas, and Jackson, Mississippi - are in Republican-led states and asked Noem if DHS would also send federal agents and officers there. "Absolutely," Noem said. "Every single city is evaluated for what we need to do there to make it safer." She did not provide any details on when or if officers and agents could be sent to red states.
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