Federal agents onboard an armored vehicle ride toward protesters near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding facility in Broadview, Ill., on Oct. 3, 2025. On the right is Illinois Gov JB Pritzker. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images)
During a press conference Monday, Pritzker said there has been an "unconstitutional invasion of Illinois by the federal government," and, "For weeks now, Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and [Commander at Large of the U.S. Border Patrol] Gregory Bovino have brought their militarized CBP and ICE agents to the streets of Chicago to cause violence and chaos in this city."
However, the DHS said the "reality" is that, "this is neither unconstitutional nor an invasion."
"President Trump has the authority under the Constitution to deploy troops, wherever they’re stationed, to defend federal facilities from attacks," it added in response to Pritzker’s first claim on the list. "Whether it’s the ICE facility in Broadview or the courthouse in Portland, we will defend federal property wherever they are under siege."
In an appearance on CNN on Monday, Pritzker said, "People are getting detained, they’re getting arrested: U.S. citizens. They did this when they raided a building in the middle of the night in South Shore [Chicago]. One hundred thirty people, they were emptied out of this building. They were going after a few gang members, and instead, they broke windows, they broke down doors, they ransacked the place... They are the ones that are making it a war zone."
Federal law enforcement agents break up protesters outside an immigration processing center with a barrage of tear gas and pepper balls on Sept. 27, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (Getty Images)
Then Pritzker added, "In the small suburban village of Broadview, with a population of 8,000, federal agents have turned two blocks of protest areas into a warzone by firing tear gas and chemical agents at peaceful protesters."
"Rioters against DHS and other law enforcement in Illinois have been anything but peaceful. Over the weekend, Border Patrol law enforcement officers were ambushed by domestic terrorists that rammed federal agents with their vehicles," Homeland Security said. "One woman, Marimar Martinez, driving one of the vehicles, was armed with a semi-automatic weapon and has a history of doxxing federal agents. She took defensive fire from CBP agents, has been discharged from the hospital, and is currently in the custody of the FBI. The driver of another vehicle, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, involved in the ramming, has been apprehended by law enforcement."
Pritzker also said Monday that, "Peaceful protesters have been hit with tear gas and shot with rubber bullets. Journalists simply reporting the facts on the ground have been targeted and arrested. Us citizens, including children, have been traumatized and detained. This escalation of violence is targeted and intentional and premeditated. The Trump Administration is following a playbook, cause chaos, create fear and confusion."
"The First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting. DHS is taking reasonable and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers," DHS said in response. "ICE officers are facing a nearly 1000% increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, rapists, and gang members. We remind members of the media to exercise caution as they cover these violent riots and remind journalists that covering unlawful activities in the field does come with risks — though our officers take every reasonable precaution to mitigate those dangers to those exercising protected First Amendment rights."
President Donald Trump's administration has clashed with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over the deployment of the National Guard to the Chicago area. (Getty Images)
During his CNN interview with host Jake Tapper, Pritzker also said, "They’re raiding neighborhoods, where, instead of going after the bad guys, they’re just picking up people who are brown and [B]lack and then checking their credentials."
"Since Operation Midway Blitz began in Illinois last month, ICE and CBP officers have arrested more than 1,000 illegal aliens — including the worst of the worst pedophiles, child abusers, kidnappers, gang members, and armed robbers," DHS said. "We have also arrested multiple members of the gang Tren de Aragua, and illegal aliens with criminal histories that include drug trafficking, child rape, and murder, among other violent convictions. Allegations that DHS law enforcement officers engage in ‘racial profiling’ are disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE. What makes someone a target for immigration enforcement is if they are illegally in the U.S. — NOT their skin color, race, or ethnicity."
And lastly, Pritzker said, "There were people who were held, elderly people, and children zip-tied, elderly people held for three hours at a time," during the South Shore operation.
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"The claim that a toddler was zip-tied originated from a screenshot that went viral, with the original poster claiming it showed an ICE officer zip-tying a child. This has been debunked: The screenshot in question was from a parody video on TikTok for entertainment, where the officer in the video was the father of the toddler seen in the image," according to DHS.
Fox News’ Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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