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Donald Trump deployed armed federal agents in Chicago, citing the need to protect ICE facilities. He later said the patrol will “take no nonsense”.
Donald Trump/A federal agent holding handcuffs enters the Broadview ICE detention facility (Photos: AP/Reuters)
Donald Trump on Monday said the border patrol will “take no nonsense”, as he referred to armed federal agents patrolling Chicago’s downtown streets on Sunday. This came after the US President called up 200 National Guard troops for deployment in Portland, Oregon.
In a separate social media post, Trump also shared a video of agents on the streets of Chicago, amid chaos and sloganeering. Â
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In Chicago, dozens of armed federal agents, in full tactical gear, walked the streets of some of the city’s most prominent tourist and shopping areas, amid a surge of immigration enforcement that began early this month.
This also included repeated conflict at an ICE building in Broadview, west of Chicago, where federal authorities on Friday and Saturday fired pepper balls and tear gas at protesters.
Trump’s troop order came a day after he said on social media that he was directing the Department of Defence to “provide all necessary Troops to protect war-ravaged Portland”.
Trump said the decision was necessary to protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.
However, later, Governor Tina Kotek said Trump’s description was a false narrative meant to spur conflict.
The moves follow Trump’s crime crackdown in the District of Columbia and actions in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests that turned violent with the arrival of troops.
According to the Associated Press, Federal officials have said the Chicago surge was intended to arrest “the worst of the worst” people in the country illegally and with criminal records.
A patrol agent told AP that agents had made “several arrests” but declined to give specifics on whether the patrols downtown were aimed at specific people.
Over the weekend, tension rose outside the ICE building.
On Friday, agents repeatedly fired chemical agents toward a crowd of over 100 protesters after some of the group attempted to block a car from driving down a street toward the building.
Pepper bullets and tear gas canisters went into the crowd, most of them standing away from the fence and not blocking traffic.
Protesters and reporters described similar scenes on Saturday.
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About the Author
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
September 29, 2025, 08:33 IST
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