Illinois leaders are pushing back against the Trump administration as the president threatens to send National Guard troops into Chicago, citing what he calls a crime emergency. Governor JB Pritzker says violent crime is actually down and argues federal intervention is unnecessary. Meanwhile, ICE has launched “Midway Blitz,” an immigration enforcement initiative in Chicago, drawing protests from immigrant advocates. The Supreme Court also handed the White House a major victory by lifting restrictions on immigration raids in California, allowing ICE to resume aggressive enforcement tactics previously deemed unconstitutional by lower courts.

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