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#JBPritzker said #DHS had notified #Illinois that a memo was sent to the Dept of #Defense requesting “the deployment of 100 #military #troops to Illinois claiming a need for the protection of #ICE personnel & facilities.”
The Democratic gov, who has been in contact w/ #Oregon ofcls, noted this was the same type of communication previously sent to #Portland, before the #Trump admin authorized 200 members of the Oregon #NationalGuard to perform *federal functions* there.
“It’s a pretext for bringing #troops into the city & normalizing the #militarization of our cities, & we just won’t allow that,” said #JBPritzker during a press conference from his state offices in downtown #Chicago.
Of the federal #immigration & customs agents already operating in #Illinois, Pritzker accused them of wreaking “chaos” & “havoc” across communities. “They’re not targeting violent criminals or gang members. They’re arresting tamale vendors & delivery men & shaking down families.”
#JBPritzker warned of broader threats posed by #Trump’s actions, stating, “You cannot call this anything except an attack on the #Constitution of the #UnitedStates.”
#law #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #democracy #CivilRights #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2
The governor also expressed deep concern for the safety & well-being of #Illinois residents. “Our small businesses suffer when our residents & visitors who are shopping & eating are made to feel unsafe by the jackbooted thugs roaming around a peaceful downtown. #Parents are now scared to send their #kids to #school, for fear the #troops will grab their children. Students are afraid they’ll come home & find their parents have been disappeared by #ICE. This is no way to live,” he said.
#law #Trump
“With one voice, we are telling this unwarranted & #unconstitutional occupation by #ICE & potentially by #military #troops to get out of #Chicago. You are not helping us,” #JBPritzker declared.
#BrandonJohnson likewise condemned the aggressive ICE presence in downtown Chicago, saying residents are “shocked & appalled” by the sight of federal agents on city streets. “This stunt has nothing to do with public safety. This is about #politics, #money & #power,” he said.
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