CHICAGO — Federal authorities are planning a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Chicago after Labor Day, government officials announced Thursday.

President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to send a surge of agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection to Chicago as early as next week, White House border czar Tom Homan told reporters Thursday in Washington, D.C., according to CNN.

Armored vehicles would also be sent to the city, according to CNN, which also cited anonymous sources familiar with plans that are still in flux.

Homan said a “large contingent” of ICE agents would be sent to Chicago, and Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem told NewsNation that an ICE tactical “strike team” would be among the officers d

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