US EditionPritzker Asks Top Border Patrol Officials To Pause Immigration Enforcement For Halloween: Reports
Gov. Pritzker asks federal officials to halt enforcement in Chicago for three days to protect children from tear gas and intimidation during Halloween celebrations.
- On Wednesday, Governor J.B. Pritzker asked the Department of Homeland Security to pause immigration enforcement in Chicago from Friday, Oct. 31 to Sunday, Nov. 2 in and around homes, schools, hospitals, parks, and Halloween gatherings.
- Days after ICE agents fired tear gas on Oct. 26, witnesses said it was deployed without warning during a children's Halloween parade in Old Irving Park amid Operation Midway Blitz targeting Chicago neighborhoods.
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Border Patrol commander-in-chief Gregory Bovino that the deployment shattered children's sense of safety, while the enforcement campaign linked to Operation Midway Blitz has led to more than 1,800 arrests and allegations of excessive force.
- As of now, DHS and ICE have not publicly confirmed whether they will grant the requested temporary pause, and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to NBC Chicago's request for comment.
- Amid reports of anxious children, Governor J.B. Pritzker said parents, teachers and caregivers report Chicago families and children are uneasy, writing `Even in these difficult times, they should be able to trust that they are safe if only for one weekend.
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Noem rejects Pritzker's call to pause Chicago ICE operations for Halloween · American Wire News
There are no moments too grand or too small that Democrats won’t try to exploit to run interference for illegal immigrants, who play a significant role in their grasp for power. Illinois Gov. JD Pritzker, a man with clear national interests, wasn’t above using Halloween in a weak attempt to persuade public opinion, only to be thoroughly rejected by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. In a letter to Noem, the Democrat governor …
Noem rejects Illinois Gov. Pritzker's request to pause immigration actions over Halloween weekend
Noem made the comments amid a firestorm of controversy in the Chicago area, as a immigration enforcement operations have devolved into chaotic confrontations with residents and activists.
Pritzker urges DHS to pause immigration operations in Chicago over Halloween weekend
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Governor J.B. Pritzker has criticized the Trump administration's immigration enforcement in Chicago, urging the Department of Homeland Security to pause operations over the Halloween weekend. Pritzker's request follows guidance that DHS should avoid operations in sensitive locations, such as schools, churches, and hospitals, a policy rescinded by the Trump administration. "Our Chicagoland neighborhoods are being bombarded …
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