Governor Demands Probe After ICE Shooting of Woman Near Broadview; DHS Offers Conflicting Account
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has demanded a probe and urged prosecutors to investigate after ICE agents shot a woman near Broadview, saying the agents may have broken the law and citing an attorney’s claim that body‑cam video shows an agent ramming and yelling at the woman before the shooting. The Department of Homeland Security, via spokeswoman McLaughlin, disputes that account — alleging the woman doxxed agents and drove herself to the hospital — creating a direct conflict between the state and federal versions of events.
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📌 Key Facts
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker publicly demanded a probe and said he encouraged prosecutors to investigate the ICE shooting of a woman near Broadview/Chicago, suggesting the involved agents may have broken the law.
- Pritzker sharply criticized ICE, saying “you can't believe anything ICE is doing,” and suggested the agency may be committing “felonies.”
- Pritzker repeated an attorney's claim that body‑cam video shows an ICE agent ramming into and yelling at the woman before the shooting.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), via spokesperson McLaughlin, rebutted those claims, saying the woman doxxed agents and drove herself to the hospital.
- The accounts represent a direct dispute between the state executive (Pritzker) and the federal department (DHS) over what occurred in the Broadview shooting.
📚 Contextual Background
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the federal agency responsible for apprehending and detaining people suspected of being undocumented immigrants in the United States.
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Pritzker claims you 'can't believe anything ICE is doing,' suggests it's committing 'felonies'
New information:
- Governor Pritzker publicly suggested the involved ICE agents may have broken the law and said he encouraged prosecutors to investigate the Broadview/Chicago shooting incident.
- Pritzker repeated an attorney's claim that body‑cam video shows an ICE agent ramming and yelling at the woman before the shooting.
- The article records DHS/McLaughlin's rebuttal (claims the woman doxxed agents and drove herself to hospital), highlighting a direct dispute between state executive and federal department accounts.