CHICAGO — The Department of Homeland Security trumpeted the start of a new immigration operation Monday in Chicago, stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety as the city remained on alert for a federal intervention President Donald Trump has touted for days.

Blasting so-called sanctuary laws in Chicago and Illinois, the latest effort claims to target people without legal permission to live in the U.S. who have criminal records.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who has been locked in a back-and-forth with Trump for days, criticized the move. He and Mayor Brandon Johnson defended the state and city's extensive sanctuary laws, which bar coordination between local police and immigration agents. They accused the Trump administration of using scare tactics, particularly with Latino residents in the na

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