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White House seeks to use Chicago-area military base for ‘sanctuary cities’ crackdown

Naval Station Great Lakes said Trump administration asked for assistance in federal takeover of policing in US cities

The White House has requested that a US military base on the outskirts of Chicago assist with immigration operations as the Trump administration plans a broader takeover of Democratic-run “sanctuary cities”.

On Thursday, the Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL) confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security had reached out for assistance, telling the Associated Press that the DHS had requested “limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs to support DHS operations”.

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