White House Weighs ICE Operations at Naval Base Near Chicago (1)

The White House is discussing the use of a naval base north of Chicago to conduct immigration operations, a move that’s put city officials on alert days after President Donald Trump’s threat to expand federal deployments beyond Washington.

Border czar Tom Homan said the matter “was still being discussed,” when asked on Thursday how the Department of Homeland Security might use Naval Station Great Lakes, which is located in Lake County north of the city. He added that a “large contingent” of federal officials would be deployed in Chicago but declined to provide specifics.

“We’re not going to tell ...