Homeland Security making plans to deploy some 150 agents in Chicago this week, with scope of duty un
Source: Chicago Tribune
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is crafting plans to deploy about 150 federal agents to Chicago this week, the Chicago Tribune has learned, a move that would come amid growing controversy nationally about federal force being used in American cities.
The Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, agents are set to assist other federal law enforcement and Chicago police in crime-fighting efforts, according to sources familiar with the matter, though a specific plan on what the agents will be doing had not been made public.
One city official said the city was aware of the plan but not any specifics. The Chicago Police Department had no immediate comment.
One Immigration and Customs Enforcement official in Chicago, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak on the matter, confirmed the deployment was expected to take place. The official noted that the HSI agents, who are part of ICE, would not be involved in immigration or deportation matters.
It was unclear where all the agents would be coming from, though many were expected to be from agencies operating in the Chicago area. Questions remained about the chain of command they would fall under.
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Is ICE now secret police?
handmade34
(22,756 posts)murielm99
(30,736 posts)Our elected Democrats fight back.
old guy
(3,283 posts)kimbutgar
(21,137 posts)MF45 goon squads people to attack. Let them stand I their streets in that Chicago hot sweaty wearing wearing those heavy camouflage clothes and body armor and suffer. Dont give them their war jollies of shooting black people.
Polybius
(15,398 posts)They were mostly ignored anyway.
BarbD
(1,192 posts)This is worse than Hitler's SS because they have no identification. Barr is using this ploy so no-one can stop them. They think they can get away with anything.
I live in Connecticut and I'm calling my senators and congressmen now.
LogicFirst
(571 posts)He may regret it.
onetexan
(13,040 posts)I wouldn't think so. That's up to the governor & city mayor.
LudwigPastorius
(9,139 posts)Hundreds of thousands of good Americans died fighting fascists so we wouldn't have shit like this in our country.
rkleinberger
(155 posts)This is a direct threat to Democratic elected officials. Pure fascism.
Grasswire2
(13,569 posts)The heads of police unions beg Trump to help them in their city?
And then the police work in conjunction with the federales?
Javaman
(62,521 posts)llashram
(6,265 posts)right out the fascist handbook. Send in storm troopers at a level that does not cause major disruption or notice by most people. But by election time, when orange face refuses to leave the WH after his major loss, how many cites will have substantial numbers of these storm troopers to put down protests? Come on people this is plain as day. I sure hope we are strong enough to withstand this power mad despot.