Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had requested the Department of War send 100 military personnel to Illinois to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and “facilities.”
The DHS request for military troops to protect ICE personnel and facilities comes after a man opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas. Days after the shooting, protesters were heard chanting, “Kill ICE!” and “Shoot ICE!” outside of the Broadview Processing Center in Illinois.
During a press conference on Monday, Pritzker stated that his administration had “received numerous confirmed reports of federal agents” from ICE, and Border Patrol allegedly “abusing their power” and intimidating civilians.
Pritzker’s announcement came after President Donald Trump revealed on Saturday that at
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