• WATCH: Federal immigration enforcement will 'flood the zone' in sanctuary cities, Homan says

    WATCH: Federal immigration enforcement will 'flood the zone' in sanctuary cities, Homan says

    Sep 03, 2025 10:13 PM EST

    ... s third-largest city. The request came weeks after the Republican administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Chicago Mayor Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker have fought back against the administration ...

  • Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown

    Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown

    Aug 31, 2025 10:38 PM EST

    ... the planned surge of federal officers. It comes after the Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Trump lashed out against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in a social media posting Saturday ...

  • DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support

    DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support

    Aug 28, 2025 08:35 PM EST

    ... illegal and un-American The request came weeks after the Republican administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Although details of the administration’s plans for Chicago are scarce, city leaders said ...

  • News Wrap: Trump administration taking over management of D.C.'s Union Station

    News Wrap: Trump administration taking over management of D.C.'s Union Station

    Aug 27, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... U.S. Transportation Secretary: We are going to make the investments to make sure that this station isn't dirty, that we don't have homelessness. We're going to take Union Station back under DOT control. Not a power play. We have always had it. But we think that ...

  • Trump wants to clear homeless encampments. Here’s what usually happens, according to experts

    Trump wants to clear homeless encampments. Here’s what usually happens, according to experts

    Aug 25, 2025 08:44 PM EST

    An annual study of homelessness in three Los Angeles neighborhoods released last month by RAND found that “rough sleeping,” in which people live literally unsheltered without a tent, car or any other structure, “showed no significant decline.” Meanwhile, tent encampments were stagnant in Venice, but they dropped in Hollywood, showing ...

  • National Guard troops in Washington are now carrying firearms, including handguns and rifles

    National Guard troops in Washington are now carrying firearms, including handguns and rifles

    Aug 25, 2025 02:24 PM EST

    Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, has criticized Trump's unprecedented flex of federal power aimed at combatting crime and homelessness in Washington. Moore last week invited Trump to visit his state to discuss public safety and walk the streets. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said Moore asked ...

  • Trump expands targets for possible military deployment to more Democratic-led cities

    Trump expands targets for possible military deployment to more Democratic-led cities

    Aug 24, 2025 10:20 PM EST

    ... in a spat with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat who has criticized Trump's unprecedented flex of federal power aimed at combatting crime and homelessness in Washington. Moore last week invited Trump to visit his state to discuss public safety and walk the streets. In a Truth Social post ...

  • News Wrap: Zelenskyy marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with ceremonies in Kyiv

    News Wrap: Zelenskyy marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with ceremonies in Kyiv

    Aug 24, 2025 09:50 PM EST

    ... to nearly 300. There are reports that the Pentagon is planning a military deployment to Chicago as part of President Trump's crackdown on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration.If approved, the mission would have parallels to deployments to Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and ...

  • Extreme heat in prisons brings more legal challenges and pressure to states

    Extreme heat in prisons brings more legal challenges and pressure to states

    Aug 23, 2025 06:21 PM EST

    ... also raise the bar for proving such claims if judges echo decisions in cases with similar Eight Amendment arguments related to the death penalty and homelessness, Dolovich said. Judges have shifted, she said, toward a “superadding terror, pain and disgrace” standard under the Eighth Amendment — a higher threshold requiring proof ...

  • WATCH: Trump says Chicago likely to be next target of federal efforts to crack down on crime

    WATCH: Trump says Chicago likely to be next target of federal efforts to crack down on crime

    Aug 22, 2025 03:45 PM EST

    CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Watch in the player above. Trump indicated that the Midwestern city could receive similar treatment to what he's done in Washington, D ...