Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reaffirmed his commitment to protecting immigrant residents lacking permanent legal status in response to President Donald Trump’s promised crackdown, which was expected to get underway in Chicago.
Pritzker says he supports deporting individuals convicted of violent crimes but not law-abiding workers who are living in the country without permission.
“I want criminals off the streets, and law enforcement officers to do their jobs,” the Democratic governor said in an interview with NBC Chicago published Tuesday. “Undocumented people who are law-abiding and holding down jobs shouldn’t be arrested just because they’re undocumented.”
Pritzker’s remarks counter plans by Tom Homan, Trump’s proposed border czar, who has pledged to dismantle state and local policies limiting federal enforcement. While fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have intensified, no verified reports of immediate actions had surfaced as of …Full story available on Benzinga.com
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