CHICAGO — The Pritzker administration on Tuesday brushed off a promise made a day earlier by President-elect Donald Trump’s ‘border czar’ to make Chicago ground zero for mass deportations.
Tom Homan, the former acting head of Immigration and Customs enforcement during Trump’s first term, said at a Monday night Law & Order PAC event in the Portage Park neighborhood that mass deportations would "start right here," adding: "Chicago is in trouble because your mayor sucks and your governor sucks," according to the Chicago Sun-Times, Politico and other outlets.
He called on Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to "come to the table" and not impede the administration’s efforts.
"It’s no secret that Illinois will face countless, baseless attacks over the next four years from the Trump Administration," a Pritzker spokesperson told WGN via email. "Rather than responding to every ridiculous boast from Trump lackeys, Governor Pritzker is focused on what he was focused on during the first Trump term: leading our state with competence instead of chaos."
A statement from US Rep Delia Ramirez (D-Chicago) took an even stronger tone: "Tom Homan, the next time you come to #IL03 – a district made stronger and more powerful by immigrants – you better be ready to meet the resistance."
Trump confirmed on his Truth Social after last month’s election that he will use the American military to facilitate a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, elevating concern in some communities and among some business owners.
More than 51,600 migrants have come to Chicago since August 2022, according to data released by the city on Tuesday.
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December 10, 2024 at 02:15PM
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