Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference amid reports of federal deployments to Chicago Sept. 2, 2025. (Kamil Krazaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
"Donald Trump and [DHS Secretary] Kristi Noem and [White House Border Czar] said they were targeting the worst of the worst criminals. They lie and they continue to lie," Pritzker said, adding that "Sixty percent of the individuals that ICE has taken in Illinois this year have no criminal convictions of any kind."
President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker traded sharp words as Trump floated deploying National Guard troops to Chicago and Pritzker vowed to fight the move in court. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
Chicago has become a target of the Trump administration because of a city ordinance prohibiting city employees, including police, from assisting with federal immigration enforcement.
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Trump, a Republican, aims to deport record numbers of immigrants in the U.S. illegally, which he says is needed because of high levels of illegal border crossings under his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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