The White House will hold a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon after the Department of Homeland Security launched an immigration operation in Chicago and Illinois.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to face reporters’ questions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Midway Blitz. DHS provided minimal information in its initial announcement of the ICE operation on Monday amid President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy armed military troops to Chicago to crack down on crime.

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DHS LAUNCHES OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ TO TARGET ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN CHICAGO

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have repeatedly resisted the prospect of cooperating with the federal response.

Leavitt is scheduled to provide the press briefing, starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday.