Pritzker Condemns Federal Actions in Chicago
On Sunday, during CNN’s State of the Union, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker sharply criticized the Trump administration, accusing it of turning Chicago into a “war zone” to justify sending in more troops.
Pritzker argued, “Instead of going after the bad actors, they’re detaining people who are brown and black just to check their papers. Many U.S. citizens don’t carry proof of citizenship. Yet they are being arrested.”
He detailed a federal raid in South Shore, where authorities emptied a 130-unit building overnight. “They aimed for a few gang members,” Pritzker said, “but instead, they smashed windows, broke doors, ransacked apartments, and held elderly people and children. Some were zip-tied for hours.”