US President Donald Trump has called for the arrest of JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois, and Brandon Johnson, mayor of Chicago, following a dispute over the federal deployment of the national guard to address immigration issues in the city.
Trump invoked a rarely used statute to deploy national guard forces to several Democratic-governed cities, including Washington D.C., Chicago, Portland, and Los Angeles, as measures to address what his administration described as escalating crime, immigration protests, and threats to federal property.If You’re Reading From Phoenix Click On Read Original at the top To Read Full Article
There have also been increasingly tense protests outside immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) facilities.
Nearly two weeks ago, there was a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas, leading to the death of two detainees.