The Trump administration on Monday launched a new immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, saying the latest federal crackdown in a US city would target the “worst of the worst criminals.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement of “Operation Midway Blitz” comes after President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to send National Guard troops into Illinois, sparring with the state’s governor JB Pritzker in social media posts in recent days.

“For years, Governor Pritzker and his fellow sanctuary politicians released Tren de Aragua gang members, rapists, kidnappers, and drug traffickers on Chicago’s streets — putting American lives at risk and making Chicago a magnet for criminals,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

Pritzker, a Democrat, sla

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