Chicago has been at the center of heightened tensions recently as federal immigration enforcement agents intensify their efforts to locate and detain undocumented immigrants with criminal records in the city. This surge in operations has coincided with backlash from activists who have resorted to doxxing and other forms of protest.

The situation has sparked a fierce verbal battle, including legal actions, between Democratic leaders in Illinois and the Trump administration. The conflict underscores the growing discord over immigration enforcement policies.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has been at the forefront of the Democratic opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions. He has publicly criticized ICE and has suggested that he is considering legal avenues to hold ICE agents accountable if they are found to violate state laws.

“We’re examining all available options at the local level, working with county state’s attorneys and attorneys general, to pursue action against ICE agents when they break Illinois or local laws,” Pritzker stated during an interview with MSNBC host Jen Psaki, who previously served as the press secretary for the Biden-Harris administration.

“So we’re looking at all of the options at the local level with county state’s attorneys, with attorneys general to go after people [ICE agents] when they’re breaking Illinois law, when they’re breaking local law,” Pritzker told MSNBC host and former Biden-Harris administration press secretary Jen Psaki in a Thursday interview.