Border Patrol to remain in Chicago and Portland if government shuts down
The article discusses that U.S. Border Patrol agents who were temporarily deployed to protect Immigration and customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Chicago and Portland will continue their duties even if a government shutdown occurs.About 20,000 Border Patrol agents, including those reassigned from the border to assist with security at ICE detention centers in Illinois and Oregon, are considered essential personnel and will remain on the job.
The deployment followed increased violence around ICE facilities, including incidents such as a mass shooting of detainees in Dallas. In response, the Department of justice announced additional law enforcement support to prevent further violence, vandalism, and attacks at these facilities. the Department of Homeland security (DHS) also plans to enhance security nationwide at ICE offices and detention sites.
the article notes that ICE operates 122 detention centers across the country, holding individuals awaiting deportation proceedings, and has over 150 offices. Recent protests and violence targeting ICE locations have resulted in at least four arrests in Chicago.
In Portland, Border Patrol agents have been assisting with perimeter security amid large protests against ICE. Additionally, former President Trump directed the National Guard to protect ICE facilities from violent protests. Despite these security measures, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized the administration’s approach, claiming it does not improve safety in Illinois.
the article highlights ongoing efforts by federal law enforcement to maintain security at ICE facilities amid heightened tensions and the potential disruption caused by a government shutdown.
Border Patrol to remain in Chicago and Portland to support ICE if government shuts down
U.S. Border Patrol agents who have been temporarily deployed to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Chicago and Portland will remain on the job if the government shuts down this week.
Border Patrol’s roughly 20,000 front-line agents will remain on the job if Congress fails to avert a government shutdown by Tuesday night, including agents who have been pulled from the border to help with security outside ICE detention buildings in Illinois and Oregon.
“The Border Patrol has deployed agents and resources to Chicago and Portland to assist ICE with their operations,” a Border Patrol official authorized to speak with the media wrote in an email to the Washington Examiner. “For the potential shutdown — Yes, Border Patrol agents are essential and will continue to work at the border and in Chicago/Portland in support of ICE operations.”
Late last week, Border Patrol sent an unspecified number of agents to Chicago and Portland due to violence outside ICE facilities after a mass shooting that killed one detainee and injured two others in Dallas last week.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Sept. 26 that Justice Department law enforcement would be dispatched to assist and prevent violence, such as vandalism and arson at facilities, and attacks against employees.
The Department of Homeland Security has also raced to expand security at all ICE facilities nationwide.
A DHS spokeswoman told the Washington Examiner that the federal department would not tolerate targeted violence against its law enforcement personnel and has begun to put a plan into place to beef up security at and around ICE field offices and detention sites from coast to coast.
Nationwide, ICE has 122 detention facilities that it uses to hold illegal immigrants who are in custody and going through deportation proceedings in court, as well as more than 150 offices.
On Sunday, at least four people were arrested and now face federal criminal charges for involvement in violence targeting ICE’s detention center in Chicago.
Border Patrol agents were spotted over the weekend in Chicago, walking downtown on Michigan Avenue.
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) maintained in a recent press conference that “none of what [President] Trump is doing is making Illinois safer.”
Statistics from ICE revealed that federal immigration authorities have arrested more than 550 criminals in Chicago who were illegal immigrants since January.
DHS WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN INCREASING SECURITY AT ALL ICE FACILITIES: MCLAUGHLIN
Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social on Sept. 27 that he had directed the National Guard to send soldiers into Portland to shield an ICE facility from attacks from violent protesters.
Hundreds of protesters showed up at an ICE facility in Portland Sunday afternoon, where Border Patrol agents were on site to assist their federal counterparts with perimeter security.
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