U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to the press at the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Chicago office in Lombard city on Friday, August, 2025. | Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Friday in Lombard that Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson would rather protect criminals than help the federal government arrest and deport those who are in the country illegally.

“I am here today because the elected leaders in Illinois have been ignoring the law. In fact, they are being obstructionists when it comes to getting dangerous criminals off of their streets,” she said at a news conference at the Homeland Security office in Lombard.

Illinois’ Trust Act prohibits local law enforcement fro

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