Noem refuses Pritzker enforcement pause request, IL passes sanctuary enhancement

Published October 31, 2025 2:40pm ET



(The Center Square) – Both the executive and legislative branches of Illinois government have made attempts to address federal immigration enforcement in the state, but U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says Gov. JB Pritzker does not recognize the importance of immigration enforcement.

Pritzker held a press conference in Springfield on Thursday and told people not to believe Trump administration officials who say immigration enforcement agents are targeting “the worst of the worst.”

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