Stephen Miller Slams JB Pritzker Over ICE Operations in Chicago

Pritzker's Criticism of ICE Operations

• 🗣️ Governor JB Pritzker criticized ICE operations in Chicago, stating that agents were detaining individuals based on their appearance rather than focusing on "the worst of the worst."
• 🚨 Pritzker demanded that ICE "get out of Chicago" if they were not going to adhere to the president's stated focus.

Stephen Miller's Response

• ✍️ White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller responded on X, questioning the term for a city ordering federal law enforcement to withdraw amid a "violent attack."
• ⚖️ Miller accused Chicago of suspending federal law, allowing "domestic terrorists" to target officers, and enabling "foreign invaders" to remain in the territory.

DHS Statement and Arrests

• 🚗 DHS reported that CBP shot an armed woman who attempted to ram her car into agents.
• 📈 ICE and CBP have collectively made over 1,000 arrests since the Chicago operation began.

Allegations of Illegal Detentions

• 🧐 Concerns were raised about an apartment raid where tenants claim legal residents were detained despite their immigration status.
• ⚖️ The discussion highlighted that detaining individuals solely based on looking Hispanic is illegal and contradicts court decisions.
• 📢 Firsthand accounts on social media described incidents of ICE agents repelling from helicopters, dragging children, separating families, and breaking down doors.

Media Reporting and Veracity

• 📰 Reports from the Chicago Sun-Times and People magazine detailed allegations of ICE agents detaining people undressed from their apartments, using zip ties, and breaking doors.
• ❓ The veracity of these reports was debated, with some questioning the reliability of witness accounts and viral photos, while others defended the journalistic standards of the publications involved.
• 🗣️ The overarching point from JB Pritzker and Megan Kelly was that such tactics are divisive and fear-mongering, and not the right way forward for federal troops in states that do not want them.