The Trump administration is making preparations to possibly send the National Guard and federal immigration agents to Chicago as local officials brace for what they call an unwanted and unneeded influx of federal troops.

With reports claiming a federal operation could be launched as soon as next week, officials have asked a military base outside of Chicago to support operations aimed at undocumented immigrants.

The Department of Homeland Security asked Naval Station Great Lakes for “limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs,” Matt Mogle, spokesperson for the base 35 miles north of Chicago, said Wednesday.

The action comes a couple of weeks after Trump sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. , to target crime, immigration and homel

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