(NEXSTAR) – President Trump announced new measures to protect religious liberty and address crime during a speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. on Monday. The President revealed that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance to protect the right to prayer in public schools. "To have a great nation you have to have religion and I believe that so strongly," President Trump stated during his speech. Additionally, Trump announced a new federal initiative, "Operation Midway Blitz," targeting criminal in the country illegally in Chicago. Trump claimed sanctuary policies are a draw for criminals. "This ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them," the Department of Homeland Security wrote. Illinois Democratic Congressman Chuy Garcia opposed the federal intervention, arguing that it was unnecessary and overstepped constitutional bounds. "This by no means is an invasion. This by no means is a national emergency," he said. The President's border czar, Tom Homan, indicated that federal law enforcement action would commence in Chicago this week. All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by Nexstar. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat from a broadcast script into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by Nexstar staff before being published