DHS CONFIRMS ICE STRIKE TEAMS HEADED TO CHICAGO AFTER LABOR DAY CRACKDOWN

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a Labor Day message to confirm additional ICE resources and strike teams are being deployed to Chicago as part of a stepped-up interior enforcement push after Labor Day. The piece pairs the enforcement surge with claims that recent job gains have gone to U.S. citizens as foreign-born employment declines, citing BLS/Census references and social posts. Multiple outlets have reported staging for the Chicago operation, potentially including Naval Station Great Lakes, amid pushback from Illinois and Chicago officials. The article mixes administration messaging with reported plans for a large-scale ICE operation targeting criminal noncitizens in the Chicago area.