Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has rejected a request from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to suspend immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area during this weekend’s Halloween celebrations.

“We’re absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe,” Noem said at a news conference in Gary, Indiana, on Thursday.

“The fact that Gov. Pritzker is asking for that is shameful and, I think, unfortunate that he doesn’t recognize how important the work is that we do to make sure we’re bringing criminals to justice and getting them off our streets, especially when we’re going to send all of our kiddos out on the streets and going to events and enjoying the holiday season.”

Tensions between Illinois officials and federal authorities have r

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