ICE STRIKE TEAM HEADED TO CHICAGO, DHS CHIEF NOEM SAYS

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told NewsNation an ICE Special Response Team will deploy to Chicago soon, signaling a stepped-up interior enforcement push. DHS framed the move as targeting high-risk offenders, amid broader plans to expand arrests and removals in Democratic-led cities. The announcement follows recent anti-ICE protests and mounting federal–local tension over cooperation and tactics.