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Pritzker says Trump administration seeking to deploy 100 troops to protect ICE in Illinois
JB Pritzker on Monday said his administration has learned the Trump administration is seeking to deploy 100 troops in Illinois, following the deployment of armed federal agents in downtown Chicago over the weekend,

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slams Trump over ICE raids, ‘authoritarianism’
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Feds seek deployment of 100 troops to Illinois to protect ICE agents, Pritzker says
Pritzker: Feds seeking to deploy military to Illinois to protect ICE agents
Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he had received a report that federal officials are seeking to deploy troops to Illinois in support of President Donald Trump’s surge in immigration enforcement.

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‘Get your cell phones out’: Pritzker urges public to post footage of federal agents
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Pritzker says feds seeking Chicago troop deployment
Chicago officials blast Trump’s plan to send in 100 National Guard troops: ‘This is no way to live’
“As I’ve said many times, for Donald Trump and the MAGAs in Congress this is not about fighting crime or public safety. This is about sowing fear, and intimidation, and division among Americans,” Prit...

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Pritzker: National Guard preparing to deploy to support ICE operations in Chicago
Pritzker: Trump administration has asked Pentagon to send 100 troops to Illinois

Confrontations between ICE, protesters grow more heated in Broadview, Illinois

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Gregory Bovino was on the scene in Broadview beginning Saturday morning, and he seems to have stayed through the evening.

Illinois Police Investigating After ICE Agent Allegedly Fired Chemical Munitions at Reporter's Car

CBS reporter Asal Rezaei told police she was nearing an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill. on Sunday morning when an agent allegedly shot chemical munitions at her

Border Patrol to remain in Chicago and Portland to support ICE if government shuts down

Border Patrol's roughly 20,000 front-line agents will remain on the job if Congress fails to avert a government shutdown.

Illinois law prohibits sheriffs from assisting ICE. Some wish they could

A survey of Illinois sheriffs revealed that over two-thirds of those who responded are frustrated by the state law and would favor repeal or changes.

Illinois law prohibits sheriffs from assisting ICE with immigration enforcement. Some wish they could

Illinois sheriffs had mixed views on the TRUST Act, which restricts state law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal officers on civil immigration matters.
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ICE cancels meeting with Illinois Democrats on detainee concerns

ICE officials have canceled a meeting with Illinois state Democratic leaders to discuss concerns about the number of people detained at an ICE facility in Broadview, highlighting ongoing tensions

Chicago anti-ICE protesters block vehicles, get hit with tear gas and pepper balls

Federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas against anti-ICE protesters at a Chicago-area facility Friday during a tense standoff in Broadview, Illinois.
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‘Violent psychopaths’ in Illinois chant ‘shoot ICE,’ as White House releases list of Dem agitators

Left-wing extremists chanted “shoot ICE” at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outside a processing center in Illinois on Friday. The chant occurred as a “mob […]
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