On Sunday afternoon in downtown Chicago, as couples strolled along sidewalks and kids ran around Maggie Daley Park and diners filled outdoor cafes and the Joffrey Ballet wrapped its final performance of “Carmen” at the Lyric Opera House, U.S. Border Patrol agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns patrolled the city’s streets.

It was a surreal scene, but one we may grow accustomed to as Washington directs more and more Department of Homeland Security and military personnel to cities run by Democrats. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told 800 of the country’s senior military leaders, gathered at a Virginia base, that American cities should be used as “training grounds for our military .”

Sunday’s show of force targeted Chicago’s immigrant population, with a top U.S. Border

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