October 7, 2025 6:30 am

The War Against Immigration Enforcement

Chicago residents have failed to do the one thing necessary to avoid National Guard deployment — let federal officers do their jobs.

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A law enforcement officer confronts a demonstrator, as another one is detained, during a standoff with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal officers in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, Ill., October 4, 2025.

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Donald Trump wanted an excuse to send National Guard troops to Chicago, and now he’s got it.

The Windy City in recent days has done its best imitation of Los Angeles, where resistance to ICE operations created the justification for a Guard deployment a couple of months ago.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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Donald Trump wanted an excuse to send National Guard troops to Chicago, and now he’s got it.

The Windy City in recent days has done its best imitation of Los Angeles, where resistance to ICE operations created the justification for a Guard deployment a couple of months ago.