The Trump administration has asked Naval Station Great Lakes, a U.S. Navy installation roughly 35 miles north of Chicago, to provide facilities, infrastructure and other logistical assistance for federal immigration enforcement operations, the base confirmed on Thursday. Base spokesman Matt Mogle said the request came from the Department of Homeland Security and remains under review; no decision has been made on whether the installation will support a National Guard deployment or other specific activities. The overture signals an effort by the administration to broaden its immigration crackdown beyond Washington. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to deploy National Guard troops to Democratic-led cities, including Chicago, citing crime and immigration concerns. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat, responded that Chicago “doesn’t need or want military intervention,” underscoring potential political friction if federal forces are dispatched to the nation’s third-largest city.