New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday (August 31) said the Trump administration will soon expand immigration operations in Chicago, confirming a stepped-up presence of federal agents in the nation's third-largest city.

"We've already had ongoing operations with ICE in Chicago... but we do intend to add more resources to those operations," Noem said on CBS News.

She declined to provide specific details, but the DHS last week requested limited logistical support from the Naval Station Great Lakes, about 35 miles north of Chicago, to assist in the effort.

Noem added that it was Trump's "prerogative" whether to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, as he did in Los Angeles in June du...