Expanded ICE operations in Chicago expected to start this weekend, Governor Pritzker says
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced on Wednesday that National Guard troops could begin operations in Chicago this weekend amid federal intervention threats.
- The announcement followed President Donald Trump's threats to send troops to Chicago as part of a crackdown on undocumented immigration, homelessness, and crime.
- Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized the federal plan, calling it a political drama that ignores local coordination and threatens communities, especially around Mexican Independence Day.
- Pritzker claimed that the administration’s scheme involved deploying ICE agents to create disturbances, which would then be used as justification for sending military forces to safeguard ICE personnel.
- Pritzker pledged to immediately go to court if troops deploy, urged vigilance among residents, and warned that federal presence could escalate tensions during upcoming Latino community celebrations.
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CHICAGO — Rachel Cohen begins one of her latest TikTok videos with a straightforward, if startling, request: “Come with me to get arrested outside 1930 Beach Street in Broadview.” The video shows Cohen outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in suburban Broadview, where she and other protesters watched vans fill up with people being taken away from their community. The sound of chains dragging on the pavement as people …
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* ICYMI: Gov. JB Pritzker expecting federal ‘actions’ by weekend as local officials brace for 300 immigration agents. Tribune… Local law enforcement near the Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago met with federal authorities who on Wednesday morning briefed them on the roughly 300 agents’ arrival and the potential for the National Guard’s deployment, [...]
'Mayhem': Pritzker warns of possible ICE operation in Chicagoland
CHICAGO (WGN) - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday all indications continue to show federal agents fully assembling Friday in Chicagoland, with immigration enforcement possibly beginning as early as Friday or Saturday. The Chicago Sun-Times reports as many as 300 ICE agents could be deployed to take part in the operation. Pritzker fears President Donald Trump's strategy of sending federal troops to Chicagoland is to cause "mayhem" on the gr…
Dem governor reveals his 'first line of defense' against Trump's 'nefarious plan'
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) is preparing his constituents for the possibility of President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, and just announced his plans to fight back.Chicago PBS affiliate WTTW reported Thursday that Pritzker is prepared to take the Trump administration to court the moment he attempts to send troops to the Windy City. The two-term Democratic governor also made sure to warn local residents th…
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