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The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up immigration enforcement in Chicago and possibly other U.S. cities.
Speaking on CBS,
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Christine Noem defended the agency's decision to expand federal deployments.
I'd encourage every single big city, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, whatever they are,
if they want to help make their cities safer, more prosperous,
allow people the opportunity to walk in freedom like the people of Washington,
D.C. are now,
and enjoying going out to eat at night and not having to worry
if they're going to be a victim of a carjacking or a robbery,
they should call us.
Her comments came a day after the mayor of Chicago signed an executive order directing the city's legal team to explore ways to push back on a potential influx of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city.
Search and rescue operations are continuing across eastern Afghanistan after a powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the region.
Omkar Kandikar reports the Taliban say at least 800 people have died and more than 2,500 others were injured.