SaralnamaTom Homan, the US border czar, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will increase operations in Chicago and other Democratic-led cities like New York, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle after Labor Day 2025. These cities are called sanctuary cities because they do not cooperate with ICE. There are talks about using a naval base north of Chicago as an ICE operations center, but plans are still being discussed. Homan also defended the use of masked federal agents in Washington DC, saying they are effective and that President Trump wants to make DC a model city. Chicago officials have pushed back against federal actions, warning of a response. (Updated 28 Aug 2025, 22:12 IST; source: link)