“No child in America should have to go trick-or-treating in fear that they might be confronted with armed federal agents and have to inhale tear gas,” he continued. “I honestly can’t even believe that I have to make this plea. This is not the America that I know. I ask you to restore some sanity for the sake of our children.”
Bovino earlier this week was ordered by a judge to appear in federal court on weekdays until Nov. 5 to provide a daily account of ICE’s operations in and around the Windy City amid the scrutiny.
The DHS, in a statement to The Hill, accused Pritzker of “going out of his way to smear the law enforcement officers of DHS, who are attempting to clean up the rampant crime he facilitated.”
“He is pushing a false narrative that DHS is targeting schools, hospitals, and churches. This is false, he knows this, but he continues to push these lies,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin wrote. “Our officers are facing mass assaults, vehicles used as weapons, violence and only use crowd control methods as a last resort when repeated warnings have been given.”
She added, “Those who are here legally and are not breaking other laws have nothing to fear.”
