The request followed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s declaration that a “strike team” of ICE agents would arrive in Chicago soon.

The Trump administration is discussing using a Navy base near Chicago to support immigration detention efforts, border czar Tom Homan confirmed Thursday. The Washington Post first reported that

Federal agents would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago through September, according to an email from a Navy captain who said there were "a lot of concerns and questions" about the plan.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Navy Capt. Stephen Yargosz addressed the tentative plans in an email to leadership, stating that agents with DHS, ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection would be housed at Great Lakes from Sept. 2-30.

The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Navy to use one of its bases in the greater Chicago area for immigration enforcement, a move that would further cement the Trump administration's use of U.S. military personnel and installations for a ...

Sailors and Marines across Naval Base San Diego gathered to meet the man responsible for the readiness and development of the entire Department of the Navy.

Closure cannot come until the truth is revealed, and accountability will take place until the circumstances are fully explained," Resendiz's family said