ICE is escalating operations in Chicago. What to know.

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  Good morning. It's Tuesday, September 9th.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show, how the Trump administration is targeting DC's homeless encampments,

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  rural hospitals are teaming up to survive,

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  and the Murdoch family succession drama reaches a conclusion.

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  But first, to Chicago,

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  where the Department of Homeland Security announced the start of escalated immigration enforcement efforts,

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  but provided little detail on what that will involve or how long the operation will last.

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  In a statement released on Monday,

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  DHS says federal agents plan to target people they believe do not have legal status and quote,

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  surge ICE resources in the city.

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  Spokeswoman Trisha McLaughlin told Fox News on Sunday that the administration believes sanctuary policies in blue cities like Chicago threaten public safety.

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  They become safe harbors for these incredibly vicious gangs.

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  So that's why we're flooding the zone, whether it be Los Angeles, whether it be New York,

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  Chicago, we have to make sure Americans are safe,

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  especially when their own leaders won't ensure it for them.

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  According to FBI data, violent crime has been dropping in Chicago.

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  Last year, it dropped 11% compared to 2023,

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  and the violent crime rate was roughly half of what it was in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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