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# Chicago braces for federal crackdown as Trump stokes tension
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/chicago-braces-1757274166/
- Published: 2025-09-07T23:45:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-13T07:30:16.000Z
- Description: Chicago braces for federal crackdown as Trump stokes tensions on social media
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_150c01e4-ea58-4f5a-b78e-ed9138f8e15a, #extra

Tensions are rising in Chicago as Trump signals that he’ll soon send troops and ICE agents to the city as part of his crackdown on crime and illegal immigration. This weekend, he posted on Truth Social, “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” Brandis Friedman, anchor of Chicago Tonight on PBS member station WTTW, joins John Yang to discuss how residents are reacting.