Liberal-leaning cities have been on edge since President Donald Trump indicated he may send federal forces into areas to quell protests resulting in damage to federal property.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sought to assuage fears that federal agents would descend on Chicago in a “Portland-style” crackdown on protesters, saying Tuesday that they will provide additional resources to suppress a recent spike in gun violence....
In response to media reports about the impending deployment, Illinois Democrats including Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke out against having federal forces in the city handle protests. But Lightfoot said, to her knowledge, the Trump administration would instead send FBI, ATF and DEA agents to help “plug in to the existing federal agencies that we work with on a regular basis to help manage and suppress violent crime.”
Lightfoot said she welcomes the partnership, adding that Chicago-based U.S. Attorney John Lausch was in the loop and coordinating resources—but said she is not naive and would “not welcome dictatorship.”asking for more details about what exactly agents will be tasked with doing in their respective agencies in Chicago.
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