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Trump to Send Federal Agents to Chicago, Maybe Other Cities

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is planning to deploy federal
   agents to Chicago and possibly other Democrat-run cities as he
   continues to assert federal power and use the Department of Homeland
   Security in unprecedented, politicized ways.

   DHS is slated to send about 150 Homeland Security Investigations agents
   to Chicago to help local law enforcement deal with a spike in crime,
   according to an official with direct knowledge of the plans who spoke
   on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to
   speak publicly.

   The agents, which are generally used to conduct investigations into
   human trafficking, drugs and weapons smuggling, were expected to stay
   in Chicago at least two months, according to the official. It's not
   clear exactly how they will back up local law enforcement or when they
   will arrive, but they will make arrests for federal crimes, not local
   ones.

   It's possible they may be deployed to other locations as well.

   A spokesman for Homeland Security said the department does not comment
   on "allegedly leaked operations."

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