NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WGN) — Chicagoland is bracing for potential immigration enforcement operations this weekend, a plan that has sparked backlash from local leaders and protests by advocates.

ICE agents and possibly the National Guard will be working out of the Great Lakes Naval Station in North Chicago.

Illinois senators, both Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, were at the naval station Friday, along with Democratic Congressman Brad Schneider.

Both senators have been vocal opponents of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement and the use of the naval station, saying it’s illegal.

"This is not the action of somebody that is proud of what they're doing, and this is not the action of someone who is doing something legal," Duckworth said.

The senators requested a meeting with the

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