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Homeland Security making plans to deploy some 150 agents in Chicago this week, with scope of duty unknown
Chicago Tribune ^ | JUL 20, 2020 | GREGORY PRATT and JEREMY GORNER

Posted on 07/20/2020 11:50:03 AM PDT by Salman

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is crafting plans to deploy about 150 federal agents to Chicago this week, the Chicago Tribune has learned, a move that would come amid growing controversy nationally about federal force being used in American cities.

The Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, agents are set to assist other federal law enforcement and Chicago police in crime-fighting efforts, according to sources familiar with the matter, though a specific plan on what the agents will be doing had not been made public.

One city official said the city was aware of the plan but not any specifics. The Chicago Police Department had no immediate comment.

One Immigration and Customs Enforcement official in Chicago, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak on the matter, confirmed the deployment was expected to take place. The official noted that the HSI agents, who are part of ICE, would not be involved in immigration or deportation matters.

It was unclear where all the agents would be coming from, though many were expected to be from agencies operating in the Chicago area. Questions remained about the chain of command they would fall under.

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(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; crime; dhs
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1 posted on 07/20/2020 11:50:03 AM PDT by Salman
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One city official said the city was aware of the plan but not any specifics.... ............................... OK, that means, the Democrats will leak it out if they find out.


2 posted on 07/20/2020 11:52:03 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft ( #ReasonableDemocratsforTrump. Where are you?)
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To: Salman

Just because it’s not publicly announced doesn’t mean it’s not known.


3 posted on 07/20/2020 11:52:13 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: Salman

I have, yet another, dumb question: Why not send the FeebEye and enforce Federal drug laws with arrests of kingpins”?

That would cut back on the killing in Chicago.


4 posted on 07/20/2020 11:53:04 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Kingpins have been safe in Chicago for a long time.


5 posted on 07/20/2020 11:54:21 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: Salman

This will unhinge Groot.


6 posted on 07/20/2020 11:55:59 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
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To: Salman

Stay out it. You can’t win a land war against Russia.


7 posted on 07/20/2020 11:58:00 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: Steely Tom

“Kingpins have been safe in Chicago for a long time.”

Yup. And the drug cartels run Chicago and Cook County.


8 posted on 07/20/2020 11:58:06 AM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Veggie Todd

“This will unhinge Groot.”

That ship has sailed.


9 posted on 07/20/2020 11:59:07 AM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Salman

Good going, DJT! You are acting to save BLACK lives in Chicago. I’m betting my finest prayer rug the democrats turn this into a negative and blame next weekend’s murders on Trump! Dems do not want a safe city! They will be glad to have more Black deaths so that they can trash Trump.


10 posted on 07/20/2020 12:01:02 PM PDT by I want the USA back (BLM is a violent marxist movement designed to overthrow the US constitutional form of government.)
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To: Salman

DEA could go in and break down the gangs pretty quickly.


11 posted on 07/20/2020 12:01:23 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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I would say just let these corrupt cities collapse, but that is the left’s plan. As rotten as they are, they are also major economic hubs and if they do collapse, it will damage the economy. Of course, this is what the Democrats, Soros, and the ChiComs want.


12 posted on 07/20/2020 12:03:49 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX ("Pluralism is always a temporary state marking a transition from one orthodoxy to another" Schaefer)
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To: BenLurkin

I know it sounds like a no brainer, but its more complicated.

“King Pins” need to be brought down by RICO because they never, ever go near the product.

Their “depth” is amazing. You take out 1 today, and two more will be there tomorrow.

Finally, the amount of money being moved is incredible. They are buying protection from everyone.


13 posted on 07/20/2020 12:04:15 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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Remember all those billions of rounds of small arms ammunition that Homeland Security bought a few years back?

Now we know why.


14 posted on 07/20/2020 12:07:45 PM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Veggie Todd
"This will unhinge Groot."

Now why did you go and insult my favorite extraterrestrial tree?

15 posted on 07/20/2020 12:11:57 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Salman

I thought that the agents were to protect any or all Federal property in Chicago as in Portland?


16 posted on 07/20/2020 12:22:28 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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"I thought that the agents were to protect any or all Federal property in Chicago as in Portland?"

This might be part of Operation Legend that Barr put in place a couple of weeks ago:

Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Launch of Operation Legend

17 posted on 07/20/2020 12:25:36 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Veggie Todd

Anyone heard from the Rev-Rund Jesse Jackson since this all began?

Personally I think Trump should go to Chi- town, maybe drop by the obama presidential liberry to see how things are shaking,


18 posted on 07/20/2020 12:27:30 PM PDT by silverleaf (Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zones)
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To: Vermont Lt

Democrats need to completely destroy Chicago. And then make a fortune rebuilding it.


19 posted on 07/20/2020 12:28:45 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Yo-Yo

“Remember all those billions of rounds of small arms ammunition that Homeland Security bought a few years back?

Now we know why.”


All ammunition must be GREEN to protect the lake.

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Steve Carmody
Coast Guard Scraps Live Fire Plan

In a written statement, the Coast Guard said it would reconsider its “live fire” proposal, including the location of water training areas and the use of “environmentally friendly alternatives to the lead ammunition” currently used.

The U.S. Coast Guard has abandoned its plan to conduct “live fire” weapons training on the Great Lakes. Steve Carmody has more:

https://environmentreport.org/?p=4974


20 posted on 07/20/2020 12:29:15 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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