Among the big cities, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Miami are also possible targets of future raids, according to the magazine.
President-elect of the United States Donald Trump’s the administration will begin large-scale deportation raids on Tuesday next week in Chicago, according to the US newspaper Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Four sources familiar with the deportation plan tell the newspaper about it.
According to the WSJ, the raids are expected to last about a week, and 100 to 200 police officers are expected to be deployed to carry them out.
The Trump administration is set to target deportations of illegal immigrants who have committed minor crimes.
According to the paper, Trump’s camp wanted to make a cautionary example of those cities that have adopted practices that have limited cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Immigrant policy at the center of the elections
Chicago was selected as the first target because of the city’s immigration numbers and the dispute between the Trump camp and the city’s mayor.
Also appointed by Trump’s administration as the head of border policy, or “border islands”. Tom Homan hinted last month that the deportations would begin in Chicago.
– If the mayor of Chicago doesn’t want to help, he can step aside, Homan stated.
Among the big cities, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Miami are also possible targets of future raids, according to the WSJ.
Immigrant policy was at the center of Trump’s election campaign. He has also previously promised to start the historically large deportations soon after taking office.
Trump’s inauguration is scheduled for January 20.