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Gov. JB Pritzker said he expects ICE’s work in Chicago to look similar to recent federal action in Los Angeles. ICE operations are expected to begin later this week.

In an Oval Office news conference just before Pritzker spoke, President Donald Trump said ‘we’re going in’ when asked about sending the National Guard to Chicago. Pritzker argued Trump is waiting for a skirmish between law enforcement and protesters to justify the deployment.

Also on Tuesday, a federal judge in California ruled Trump had no legal basis to deploy troops to L.A.

Pritzker said information gathered from sources indicates Mexican Independence Day celebrations could be ICE’s target.

Trump cited Chicago’s violent Labor Day weekend as evidence the city needs National Guard intervention.

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