Illinois father Jim Walden took aim at Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker over the state's immigration policies May 7, 2025. (Department of Homeland Security; Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)
"He was hit and killed by his motorcycle by an illegal that the state of Maryland admitted they knew was illegal five years before he killed my son. And in that five-year period, they had had him in jail five times. He was convicted of domestic violence and put on probation, and he was illegal. He would have been 30 years old yesterday.
"For our governor to get on national television and say that he's gonna stand up and protect these people is a gut punch to anybody that's lost one," Walden said of Gov. JB Pritzker.
"I just call on Gov. Pritzker to be a true governor and stand by the federal laws and deport every one of them, every one. I don't care if they're two or 20 or 80. Send them back. We have a path to citizenship. It's called the naturalization process."
Hector Garza, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), speaks as President Donald Trump and NBPC Vice President Art Del Cueto, right, listen during a surprise visit to the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House Jan. 3, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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"Unlike Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, Illinois follows the law," Pritzker said in a statement about Noem’s visit. "The Trump administration is violating the United States Constitution, denying people due process and disappearing law-abiding neighbors, including children who are U.S. citizens. Yet, they are taking no real action to promote public safety and deport violent criminals within the clear and defined legal process.
"Trump-Noem publicity stunts do not make our communities safer or our immigration system smarter. Illinois doesn’t need to abuse power or ignore the Constitution to keep our people safe. Like the millions of Americans asking for sensible, humane immigration reform, I encourage the secretary to spend less time performing for Fox News and more time protecting the homeland."
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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