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Governor JB Pritzker will hold a news conference on Monday afternoon on weekend protests and Border Patrol agents in downtown Chicago.
After launching "Operation Midway Blitz" at the beginning of September, there has been a rapid escalation of ICE in Chicago, with armed agents marching through the Loop.
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to send 100 military troops to Chicago, according to Gov. JB Pritzker, who assailed the move as the Trump administration’s latest — yet not unforeseen — push to consolidate power.
Governor JB Pritzker will hold a news conference on Monday afternoon on weekend protests and Border Patrol agents in downtown Chicago.
Multiple protesters were arrested by federal agents over the weekend and they appeared in court Monday. The protesters were charged with assaulting a federal officer. Some of those protesters were released Monday, while two were held in jail.
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol arrived in Chicago this week as heightened immigration enforcement in the city led to the arrest of a popular tamale vendor and protests continued.