Chicago Resident Fires Back At Liberal Governor's Pledge To Shield Migrants From Ice Raids

Chicago resident Cata Truss is nary excessively happy pinch Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker's defense of Illinois' sanctuary policies, criticizing a promise he made connected Capitol Hill past week to guidelines successful nan measurement of Trump separator czar Tom Homan by protecting forbidden immigrants who, successful his words, "don't merit to beryllium frightened successful their communities."

"We are livid," she told "Fox & Friends First" connected Tuesday. 

"And fto maine show you something, we are not insensitive to undocumented persons here. We cognize that it is simply a struggle."

ILLINOIS GOV. PRITZKER ACCUSED OF 'INSULTING' ICE WITH SANCTUARY POLICIES AS NOEM, ANGEL FAMILIES PROTEST

Cata Truss and different Chicago residents are fed up pinch authorities and section officials complete nan spending of payer dollars connected forbidden immigrants. (Getty Images/Fox News)

"I get group asking maine each nan time, 'Do you deliberation it's incorrect for group to want to unrecorded nan American dream?' No, it's not incorrect for group to want to unrecorded nan American dream, but what is incorrect is for Americans present successful America to not beryllium capable to recognize nan American Dream because we person elected officials who want to do things pinch our money that does not use nan group who are paying into nan taxation bracket," she added.

Truss has been an outspoken professional of her metropolis and state's Democratic activity successful ray of nan migrant situation that exploded nether nan Biden administration.

Even arsenic a Democrat, she sued nan metropolis of Chicago complete lodging for forbidden immigrants, calling connected nan metropolis to region its sanctuary status successful January 2024 owed to nan compression connected organization resources.

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Pritzker pledged to guidelines successful nan measurement of separator czar Tom Homan by defending those he says should not consciousness "threatened" successful their communities. (Scott Stephen Ball for The Washington Post)

Pritzker pledged to guidelines successful Homan's measurement and take sides group who don't merit to consciousness "threatened" aliases "terrorized" during past week's migration proceeding pinch bluish authorities governors connected Capitol Hill.

"I would alternatively that he came and arrested maine than do that to nan group of my state," he said.

Truss has antecedently insisted that Chicago residents are unhappy pinch nan migrant situation and that those who did not show up to ballot successful nan 2024 predetermination were protesting antiauthoritarian policies. 

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul be a House Committee connected Oversight and Government Reform hearing, Thursday, June 12, 2025, astatine nan U.S. Capitol successful Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

"In spite of what you whitethorn perceive our politician and Gov. Pritzker opportunity astir really Chicagoans consciousness and wherever we stand, we are not happy astir what is happening here," she said earlier this year. 

"So, we're excited that President Trump is successful office. We are excited that Tom Homan and his squad is coming present to thief america retired of this messiness that our politician and politician look to beryllium contented connected keeping america in." 

Fox News' Maria Lencki contributed to this report.