By Prime Path Immigration Law Firm Limited USA, on Immigration Updates
President Trump posted an AI-generated image on Truth Social showing himself against the Chicago skyline with helicopters and flames, accompanied by text threatening deportations and referencing his newly rebranded "Department of War." The post, which parodied the film "Apocalypse Now" with the phrase "I love the smell of deportations in the morning," appeared to threaten Chicago with federal troops and mass deportations. This follows Trump's executive order renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War and comes amid warnings from Illinois officials that federal law enforcement could soon surge into the city.
Democratic leaders in Illinois responded with strong condemnation, with Governor JB Pritzker calling Trump a "wannabe dictator" and Mayor Brandon Johnson accusing the president of wanting to "occupy" the city. Chicago has been a particular target of Trump's criticism, with the president calling it "the worst and most dangerous city in the World" despite local officials disputing crime characterizations and pointing to declining crime rates. Over a hundred protesters rallied near Naval Station Great Lakes on Saturday, which is expected to serve as a base for increased federal operations, while Trump continues to threaten similar deployments to other Democratic-led cities including Baltimore and New Orleans.
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Reference
Dasha Burns & Julie Tsirkin, 'Chipocalypse Now': Trump threatens Chicago with deportations and Department of War ahead of potential crackdown, NBC NEWS (Sept. 7, 2025), https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/donald-trump-threatens-chicago-deportations-department-war-crackdown-rcna229544.
