Aug. 27 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's threat to send federal agents to Chicago ostensibly to fight crime is moving forward with agents arriving Sept. 2, and Chicagoans are speaking out for and against the move.
Agents with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be housed at Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago from Sept. 2-30, according to an email Monday from Navy Capt. Stephen Yargosz to his leadership team, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
"These operations are similar to what occurred in Los Angeles earlier this summer. Same DHS team," wrote Yargosz, the commanding officer of Naval Station Great Lakes. "... This morning I received a call that there is the potential to also support National Guard units. Not many details on this right now. Mainly a lot of concerns and questions," the paper reported the email said.
Though the president has been threatening to send National Guard troops to the Windy City, saying, "I have the right to do anything I want," experts have said that federal troops are not legally allowed to act as police.
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