On September 28, full-armed U.S. federal agents began patrolling downtown Chicago, Illinois, the latest upgrade of immigration law enforcement operations in Chicago after U.S. President Trump announced he would send troops to Portland. Meanwhile, Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee said federal law enforcement officials are expected to arrive in Memphis within a week.

On September 28th, U.S. federal law enforcement officers patrolled Chicago. Xinhua News Agency/American League

Law Enforcement Again

According to the Associated Press, on the 28th, dozens of heavily armed federal law enforcement officers patrolled some famous tourist and shopping areas in Chicago, attracting the attention of many shoppers and families eating in street cafes. Many people took out their mobile phones to record videos.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson strongly condemned this, saying in a statement: ¡°When citizens and tourists in Chicago are enjoying another beautiful Sunday, they are frightened by federal agents wearing masks and weapons, and these agents appear to be whipping out for no reason.¡±

In June this year, Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard and active Marine Corps soldiers to Los Angeles, California, in response to the local street demonstrations and riots caused by the massive search and repatriation of "illegal residents" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau. California Governor Gavin Newsom strongly opposed it and took the federal government to court. The court ruled in the first instance that Trump's unauthorized deployment of the National Guard without California's consent was illegal, and the federal government is in the appeal process. In August, Trump sent the National Guard to Washington, D.C., to "restore order", and has also been sued by the SAR government.

Trump has also threatened to send a National Guard to other Democratic-dominated cities, including Chicago and Memphis, and the operation on Memphis is expected to be implemented soon, with a plan to send about 150 troops, significantly reducing the scale of the operations in Los Angeles and Washington.

On September 26, U.S. President Trump in the White House in the capital Washington answered reporters' questions.

Increased attack after Kork's assassination

Trump announced on Thursday that he would send troops to the northwestern U.S. city of Portland, Oregon, to counter "domestic terrorists", a move that was opposed by the governor of Oregon and the mayor of Portland.

Trump said on social media that at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security, he had "instructed the Secretary of War to send troops" to "protect war-torn Portland and Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities that are being attacked by the 'anti-fascist movement' and other domestic terrorists."

According to U.S. media reports, since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Trump has intensified the offensive against the ¡°radical left,¡± calling it the root of U.S. political violence.

Oregon Governor Kurtke said on Monday that the security situation in Portland is normal and that Trump¡¯s sending troops to the city is an abuse of office. Portland Mayor and Democrat Keith Wilson issued a statement saying that he did not request or need federal government intervention as the mayor of other cities.