Illinois Governor Models State Resistance Playbook Against Federal ICE Operations
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has positioned his state as a test case for organized opposition to Trump administration immigration enforcement, signing laws limiting ICE operations, creating an accountability commission staffed by retired federal judges, and successfully blocking federalized National Guard deployment in Chicago streets. Pritzker calls for defunding and replacing ICE under Trump's leadership, arguing agents are engaging in racial profiling and acting as "secret police." The billionaire Democratic governor, who spent $58 million of his own money supporting a graduated income tax, is being discussed as a potential 2028 presidential candidate while he focuses on reelection for a third gubernatorial term.
Read Full Story at VoxOpen thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
— Proverbs 31:8-9
This passage speaks to the biblical mandate to defend the vulnerable and speak for those without a voice, which both supporters and critics of immigration enforcement cite when defending their positions on protecting communities.