Noem says nothing's off the table regarding more National Guard deployments LAUREN PELLERSeptember 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday would not divulge specifics about potential plans to deploy the National Guard to U.S.
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LAUREN PELLERSeptember 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday 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."
Asked on CBS' "Face the Nation" when operations in Chicago are expected to start, Noem said, "We've already had ongoing operations with ICE in Chicago and throughout Illinois and other states … but we do intend to add more resources to those operations."
"I won't disclose the details because they are law enforcement and investigative folks that are on the ground there, and I want to make sure we keep their security our number one priority, but we will continue to go after the worst of the worst across the country, like President Trump has told us to do focusing on those that are perpetuating murder and rape and trafficking of drugs and humans across our country, knowing that every single citizen deserves to be safe," she added.
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Noem deferred to Trump on what operations in Chicago would look like in comparison to the deployment of federal troops after protests against ICE raids in Los Angeles earlier this year.
Annabelle Gordon/EPA/Shutterstock - PHOTO: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem looks on as US President Donald Trump announces the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held at the Kennedy Center in December 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Aug. 22,2025.
"I won't speak to the specifics of the operations that are planned in other cities, but I do know that L.A. wouldn't be standing today if President Trump hadn't taken action, then that city would have burned down if left to the devices of the mayor and the governor of that state," she said.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, also appearing on "Face the Nation," said deploying the National Guard to Chicago would be "un-American."
"So, the people of Chicago know what this looks like and are prepared. We hope that they don't send any troops along with ICE, and if they do, they'll be in court pretty quickly because that is illegal. Posse Comitatus does not allow U.S. troops into U.S. cities to do- you know, to fight crime, to be involved in law enforcement. That's not their job."
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Asked to respond Pritzker's comments, Noem said, "Well, for 13 consecutive years, Chicago had more murders than any other American city. In fact, just last year in 2024 they had three times the amount of murders that L.A. did, five times more than New York City. So, he can talk about what a great job he's doing as governor, but he's failing those families who will no longer have their child with them … because of the violence that's happening in Chicago."
Asked about Trump calling Chicago a "hellhole," Pritzker said, "You know, he wakes up in the morning and whatever whim strikes him is what he apparently says and recently, I guess I've been living rent-free in his head. Chicago apparently is living rent-free in his head."
Nam Y. Huh/AP - PHOTO: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference at River Point Park, Aug. 25, 2025, in Chicago.
"Notice he [Trump] never talks about where the most violent crime is occurring, which is in red states. Illinois is not even in the bottom half of states in terms of violent crime," he added.
When questioned about about that assertion, Noem said the president would "absolutely" consider sending troops into red states.
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"We absolutely are not looking through the viewpoint at anything we're doing with a political lens," she added.
Meanwhile, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington D.C., said the deployment of the National Guard troops to the nation's capital and the takeover of its police force "has literally changed the safety landscape in Washington, D.C."
Win McNamee/Getty Images - PHOTO: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks about murders in Washington in 2024 and 2025, Aug. 12, 2025, during a news conference at the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington.
"Washington was one of the most violent cities, not just in the United States, but in the world. So, let's not, let's not pussyfoot around this whole thing. We have got individuals who are being shot, stabbed, beaten and brutalized, and arrests are not being made," she said during an interview on "Fox News Sunday."
Pirro said she's collaborating with the D.C.'s mayor and local partners and with police to ensure individuals who commit crimes receive a proper sentence.
"If President Trump didn't do this, Washington would continue to be one of the most violent cities in the world, and anyone who is against it is about politics and not about safety for our fellow citizens," she said.
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