Pritzker calls on Trump officials to testify over ICE crackdown, White House blasts move as ‘political stunt’
FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on Trump administration officials and former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership to testify before a commission he created targeting...
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FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on Trump administration officials and former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership to testify before a commission he created targeting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations conducted in the state. Pritzker sent a letter to White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, border czar Tom Homan , former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem , acting ICE director Todd Lyons, former DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, and Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Rodney Scott among others. "I established the Illinois Accountability Commission to preserve the truth and document how Donald Trump and his accomplices violated the rights of Illinoisans and terrorized our communities during Operation Midway Blitz," Pritzker told Fox News Digital in a statement. "These officials should answer directly to the people of Illinois for the chaos and violence they unleashed," Pritzker added. "Regardless of whether these officials are still in their roles or not, the people of Illinois demand accountability from them all." IGNORED ICE DETAINERS ‘PUT LIVES AT RISK,’ DHS SAYS, TARGETING NEWSOM, PRITZKER, HEALEY The letter, obtained by Fox News Digital and signed by former Clinton-appointed Judge Rubén Castillo for U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and chairman of the Illinois Accountability Commission, calls on recipients to testify at public hearings on April 27 or April 28. The White House blasted Pritzker, telling Fox News Digital that the commission is nothing more than a "political stunt" for the Illinois governor to try to boost his name for a potential presidential run. "JB Pritzker is a total slob who would rather dream up political stunts for his doomed-to-fail Presidential campaign than actually help Illinois residents," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital. ICE CHIEF FIRES BACK AT '100% FALSE' SANCTUARY CITY 'HARASSMENT' C…