About 150 agents from the US Department of Homeland Security are headed to Chicago, where they’ll help other federal law enforcement officers and city cops to fight crime. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on Wednesday to send federal agents to the Democratic-run cities of Chicago and Albuquerque, N.M., to … The mayor’s response was … The Senate and White House have agreed on key parts of the latest coronavirus relief … CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she received word that President Trump's administration would not be sending federal agents to the city in an attempt to quell violence here. Chicago police and other big-city departments across the country regularly work with federal agencies such as the FBI, DEA, ATF and the U.S. attorney’s office on investigations into drug- … TOPLINE. The agents will work in partnership with Chicago police and Lightfoot’s office under the direction of U.S. Attorney John Lausch, who Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, knows and trusts. President Trump announced he will send federal agents to Chicago. CHICAGO — President Donald Trump is sending help in the form of federal agents to Mayor Lori Lightfoot to help on the crime front in Chicago. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sought to assuage fears that federal agents would descend on Chicago in a “Portland-style” crackdown on … A coalition of community organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday against several federal law enforcement agencies in response to President Trump’s plan to deploy 150 federal agents to Chicago.. The lawsuit seeks an injunction preventing federal agents from interfering with lawful protests or arresting people without probable cause that they have committed a federal crime. Chicago City Council closes loopholes in Welcoming City ordinance, ending police cooperation with federal immigration agents The initiative is aimed at combating violence in American cities, including expanding a federal law enforcement presence in Chicago. In Chicago, Federal Agents Hit the Streets as Homicides Spike Trump calls for a surge of hundreds of federal officers in cities that have seen increases in violent crime