Trump selects Chicago as first city for anti-migration operation

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly beginning phase one of his mass deportation as early as January 21, the day after his inauguration. Chicago will be an early target, with as many as 200 officers being sent to carry out the operation, say people familiar with the planning.

The Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago that day. The raid is expected to last all week, Caliber.Az reports citing foreign media.

Los Angeles, New York, Denver, and Miami "are also in the incoming administration’s sights, and more targeted raids could come."

In a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, families bracing for Trump's planned mass deportation had also feared the raids may begin as soon as early next week. The proposed mass deportation has been a big part of Trump's campaign leading up to the 2024 presidential election.

"On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out," Trump said during a rally in New York City back in October. "I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail, then kick them the hell out of our country as fast as possible."

Months before the upcoming inauguration, Trump's incoming "border czar" Tom Homan said Chicago would be "ground zero" for the proposed mass deportations.

"If the Chicago mayor doesn’t want to help, he can step aside. But if he impedes us, if he knowingly harbors or conceals an illegal alien, I will prosecute him," Homan was quoted back in late 2024, according to the report.

By Vafa Guliyeva