Trump admin updates: ICE launches immigration enforcement operation in Boston

The Boston operation comes as Chicago braces for an immigration crackdown surge.

Last Updated: September 7, 2025, 8:59 PM EDT

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched an immigration enforcement operation in Boston, dubbed Patriot 2.0, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a "Apocalypse Now"-themed post, telling officials that "Chicago is about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR." Trump signed an executive order Friday to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, though the official name change requires the approval of Congress.

Trump plans to attend the U.S. Open men's final tennis match in New York on Sunday, the White House said.

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Sep 02, 2025, 8:54 AM EDT

Trump says Chicago 'will be safe again soon' amid threats of a federal takeover

President Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to threaten the federal deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago after more than 50 people were shot over Labor Day weekend.

President Donald Trump answers a reporter's question as he chairs a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, August 26, 2025.
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"At least 54 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, 8 people were killed. The last two weekends were similar. Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the World, by far. Pritzker needs help badly, he just doesn’t know it yet. I will solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC. Chicago will be safe again, and soon," Trump wrote on his social media platform.

The post comes ahead of Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker's press conference later Tuesday afternoon. Pritzker will speak at 4 p.m. ET "amid reports of federal deployments to Chicago" according to his schedule.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa

Sep 02, 2025, 6:34 AM EDT

White House schedules Trump announcement for Tuesday afternoon

President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an announcement from the Oval Office at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the White House said.

A view shows the White House, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2025.
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Further details of the announcement were not immediately disclosed. ABC News has asked the White House for more information.

-ABC News’ Lauren Peller

Sep 01, 2025, 4:57 PM EDT

'No troops in Chicago': Mayor Johnson leads crowd in chant at Labor Day march

Speaking to a crowd at a Labor Day march in Chicago, an impassioned Mayor Brandon Johnson began his remarks by addressing President Donald Trump’s threats to send federal agents and National Guard troops to the city.

“No federal troops in the city of Chicago. No militarized force in the city of Chicago,” he said to the crowd. "We're going to defend our democracy in the city of Chicago. We're going to protect the humanity of every single person in the city of Chicago.”

Johnson finished his remarks by leading the crowd in a chant of, “No troops in Chicago.”

The Labor Day march was billed as a “Workers Over Billionaires” demonstration.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday said the administration intended "to add more resources" to Chicago. Noem would not divulge specifics about potential plans to deploy the National Guard to U.S. cities, but said, “We haven’t taken anything off the table.”

Sep 01, 2025, 4:33 PM EDT

Trump announces Rudy Giuliani will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom. The medal is the nation's highest civilian honor.

Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Jan. 3, 2025.
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The announcement comes after Giuliani was injured in a New Hampshire car accident over the weekend. In the announcement, Trump lauded Giuliani's service as mayor, which ran from 1994 to 2001.

"As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot, will receive THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor. Details as to time and place to follow," Trump wrote on his social media platform.

Giuliani is out of the hospital and in good spirits, someone familiar with his condition told ABC News. He remains in New Hampshire, they said.

Ted Goodman, the Giuliani aide who was driving the Ford Bronco involved in the accident, responded to Trump’s announcement with a statement.

"There is no American more deserving of this honor. Mayor Rudy Giuliani took down the Mafia, saved New York City, comforted the nation following 9/11, and served in countless other ways to improve the lives of others," he said. "Thank you, President Trump, for honoring his life and legacy."

Giuliani was disbarred in New York and the District of Columbia in 2024 over his efforts aiding Trump's bid to overturn the 2020 election.

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