The Department of Homeland Security is criticizing Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker (right) for not being proactive in responding to a chaotic anti-ICE protest in Broadview, Illinois, last week. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images and Jon Stegenga via Storyful)
"The state has not received multiple calls for assistance from the federal government and would remind them of the importance of coordinating with local law enforcement to protect public safety," said Hill. He added, "Governor Pritzker has been clear that violence is unacceptable and everyone needs to follow the law, which includes federal agents respecting constitutional rights to peaceful protest."
"The media needs to use extreme caution before reporting what the Trump administration is saying given their record of lies, lack of transparency, and failure to coordinate with the state and local law enforcement," said Hill.
The DHS statement said the protest disrupted an operation targeting "some of the worst of the worst—including criminals convicted of drug trafficking, domestic abuse, drinking and driving, and assault," who were being processed at the facility.
The agency highlighted some of the criminal illegals who were being processed when the protest broke out.
Among those was Andres Ventura-Uvaldo, a criminal illegal and Mexican national, who the agency said was previously arrested for felony DUI and domestic violence.
Another, Alberto Algeria Barron, also a Mexican national, was previously removed from the U.S. in 2014 and was convicted for domestic battery twice, according to DHS.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, during a press conference. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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"These rioters in Illinois are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Illinois streets," said McLaughlin. "Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers who every single day wake up and make our communities safer."
This comes as DHS says that ICE officials are facing a more than 1,000 percent increase in assaults as they conduct operations across Illinois.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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