Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was in Chicago this past weekend to ensure no city officials interfered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as they conducted targeted deportations of illegal migrants, CBS News reported on Tuesday.

“This morning, I had the privilege of observing brave men and women of the Department deploying in lockstep with DHS to address a national emergency arising from four years of failed immigration policy. In Chicago, and across the country, FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, and federal prosecutors are working with DHS to secure the border, stop this invasion, and make America safe again. We will support everyone at the federal, state, and local levels who joins this critical mission to take back our communities. We will use all available tools to address obstruction and other unlawful impediments to our efforts to protect the homeland. Most importantly, we will not rest until the work is done,” Bove said in a statement.   

Last week, President Donald Trump began implementing his mass deportation of criminal migrants. 

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