Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed the Trump administration plans to increase immigration resources in Chicago amid a planned federal crackdown on crime in the city.
In an appearance on CBS News' Face the Nation, Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be expanding operations in Chicago to "go after the worst of the worst in the country, like President [Donald] Trump has told us to do."
She said the agency would be "focusing on those that are perpetuating murder and rape and trafficking of drugs and humans across our country, knowing that every single citizen deserves to be safe."
Noem's comments come after weeks of Trump leveraging federal resources -- namely the National Guard -- to target crime in cities he deems unsafe. He deployed troops to Washington, D.C., in August to crack down on crime, which he described as "out of control."
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