<p>The Trump administration is &#8220;doubling down&#8221; on the sanctuary city of Chicago with the opening of more Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced during Thursday&#8217;s cabinet meeting.</p>
<p>Noem said she toured possible new ICE sites in the Windy City on Friday. Her latest announcement comes just days after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-signs-executive-order-establishing-ice-free-zones">order</a> to establish &#8220;ICE Free Zones&#8221; across the city in response to the Trump administration&#8217;s deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of. We&#8217;re gonna not back off, in fact, we&#8217;re doubling down, and we&#8217;re gonna be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there,&#8221; said Noem.</p>
<p>&#8220;What they&#8217;re trying to do with these riots and violence is distract us and keep us from going after those murderers and rapists that are out on the streets,&#8221; she added.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 BREAKING: Secretary Kristi Noem just announced DHS will be acquiring MORE facilities for ICE in Chicago, spreading their reach throughout the city</p>
<p>“We&#8217;re gonna not back off — in fact, we’re DOUBLING DOWN.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re gonna be in MORE parts of Chicago in response to the people… <a href="https://t.co/7X1xIB0LDW">pic.twitter.com/7X1xIB0LDW</a></p>
<p>— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1976327023803928710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The Trump administration flooded Illinois and Chicago with ICE and Border Patrol agents last month as part of “Operation Midway Blitz.&#8221; The effort has yielded more than 1,000 arrests.</p>
<p>Anti-ICE agitators have responded with efforts to block arrests of illegal immigrants roaming the streets, some of which have turned violent.</p>
<p>Border Patrol agents “were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars” in Broadview, Illinois, on Saturday, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin <a href="https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1974524869892276682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. One of the alleged attackers, who was later <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/04/update-dhs-deploys-special-operations-after-multiple-violent-attacks-federal-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as Marimar Martinez, was allegedly carrying a semi-automatic weapon, prompting agents to &#8220;fire defensive shots.&#8221;</p>
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<p>When a mob of rioters arrived at the scene, the federal agents called the Chicago police to assist. Those officers, however, were <a href="https://x.com/RedWave_Press/status/1975231794858340415" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instructed</a> to stand down.</p>
<p>Martinez was the subject of a recent federal law enforcement intelligence bulletin after she was allegedly “doxing agents and posting online ‘Hey to all my gang let’s f*** those motherf****ers up, don’t let them take anyone.’”</p>
<p>A leader of the Latin Kings gang also recently placed an alleged $10,000 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gang-leader-arrested-in-plot-to-murder-chief-of-trumps-illinois-deportation-raids?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Gang+Leader+Arrested+In+Plot+To+Murder+Chief+Of+Trump%E2%80%99s+Illinois+Deportation+Raids">bounty</a> on the chief of the Trump administration’s deportation raids in Illinois, Commander at Large of the U.S. Border Patrol, Chief Gregory Bovino.</p>
<p>“It’s a war zone out there,” Bovino <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382156307112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News host Sean Hannity Monday night in response to the latest threat.</p>
<p>He added, “That’s something out of a third-world country, is this America?”</p>
<p>Nearly 500 <a href="https://www.northcom.mil/Missions/Homeland-Defense/Federal-Protection-Mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soldiers</a>, including 300 Illinois and 200 Texas National Guard troops, have deployed to Chicago to restore peace.</p>
<p>Illinois has responded by suing the Trump administration, calling the deployment an &#8220;invasion.&#8221;</p>

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