Gov. Pritzker Blasts ICE Agents as ‘Jackbooted Thugs’ Who Wanted to Unleash a ‘S*itshow’ in Broadview

PRITZKER: “In Broadview, people nonviolently holding signs and chanting against brutality, expressing their First Amendment rights, have been regularly attacked with chemical agents like tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and flash bangs. Agents reportedly unholstered their guns and pointed them at protesters. In their own words, ICE intended to unleash ‘a s*itshow in the Broadview community. Without provocation and acting like jackbooted thugs, ICE has attacked and detained members of the press, including an independent journalist. A CBS Chicago correspondent had chemical munitions fired at her car where there were no protesters in sight. And we have received many reports of U.S. citizens being detained for simply stepping onto the public street.”