U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched an immigration enforcement operation in Boston, dubbed Patriot 2.0, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a "Apocalypse Now"-themed post, telling officials that "Chicago is about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR." Trump signed an executive order Friday to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, though the official name change requires the approval of Congress.
Trump plans to attend the U.S. Open men's final tennis match in New York on Sunday, the White House said.
Trump is at the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York to watch the men’s final match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain.
Trump was met by cheers as he walked out of the and waved to the crowd and stepped back inside afterwards. The stadium was only about 20% full when Trump made an appearance.
President Donald Trump and Rolex CEO Jean-Frederic Dufour, right, arrive in the Rolex suite prior to the Men's singles final match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain at the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2025 in New York City.
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Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, and Attorney General Pam Bondi were seen inside the box as well. The box is above center court and the championship trophy is inside.
Sep 07, 2025, 1:15 PM EDT
Trump says he’s not going to war with Chicago
Trump was adamant on Sunday that “we’re not going to war” with Chicago after he shared a post on Saturday with a caption that reads: “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”
“We’re not going to war. We’re going to clean up our cities,” Trump said. “We’re going to clear them up so they don’t kill every five people every weekend. That’s not war. That’s common sense.”
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, September 2, 2025.
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Asked why he’s targeting Chicago and Boston when there are cities in red states with higher crime rates like Memphis and St. Louis, Trump replied, “Excuse me, excuse me. Do you know how many people were killed in Chicago last weekend? Eight. Do you know how many were killed in Chicago the week before? Seven. Do you know how many people were wounded? Seventy-four people were wounded. You think there’s worse than that? I don’t think so.”
According to data from the FBI, Chicago and Boston have lower crime rates than cities in red states, including Memphis and St. Louis. The data shows that Chicago has 17.5 murders per 100,000 people and Boston has 3.6, while Memphis and St. Louis have murder rates of 40.6 and 54.1, respectively, per 100,000 people.
-ABC News’ Selina Wang
Sep 07, 2025, 12:11 PM EDT
ICE launches immigration enforcement operation in Boston
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched an immigration enforcement operation in Boston, dubbed Patriot 2.0.
A DHS spokesperson told ABC News the operation is meant to target "the worst of the worst" in Massachusetts.
In May, DHS launched "Operation Patriot," which targeted Massachusetts and netted 1,500 arrests in a month, according to DHS.
The Boston operation comes as Chicago is bracing for a 30-day immigration crackdown surge.
-ABC News' Luke Barr
Sep 07, 2025, 11:42 AM EDT
Trump threatens immigration action in Chicago in ‘Apocalypse Now’-reference post
Trump on Saturday continued his threats to deploy ICE agents to Chicago with a post on his social media platform that evoked the 1979 Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now."
Trump shared a manipulated image with the caption "I love the smell of deportations in the morning…," echoing the oft-quoted line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" uttered in the film by the war-loving character Lt. Col. Kilgore. "Chicago is about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," the post continued.
The post is accompanied by an apparently AI-generated image of Trump dressed as Kilgore, with the Chicago skyline in the background and helicopters in the foreground, and the superimposed title "Chipocalypse Now."
An image created with AI that President Donald Trump shared on his Truth Social account.
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Trump on Friday signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War, although the formal renaming of the department would require Congress' approval.
"The President’s threats are beneath the honor of our nation, but the reality is that he wants to occupy our city and break our Constitution," Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson posted on X in response to Trump's post. "We must defend our democracy from this authoritarianism by protecting each other and protecting Chicago from Donald Trump."
The back and forth between Trump and Chicago Democrats has increased over the last week, with Trump calling Chicago "the worst and most dangerous city in the World, by far," on his social media platform and declaring he will "solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC. Chicago will be safe again, and soon."
Violent crime in Chicago dropped significantly in the first half of the year, according to official data released by the city. Shootings were down 37% and homicides have dropped by 32% compared to the first half of 2024, while total violent crime dropped by over 22%, according to the crime statistics.
