Illinois Governor Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Johnson hold press conference on reports of federal deployments in Chicago

Trump calls for jailing Illinois governor and Chicago mayor

President Donald Trump said in a Wednesday morning social media post that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritkzer, both Democrats, “should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!.”

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It wasn’t immediately clear what Trump was specifically objecting to with his post, but it was the latest example of his brazen calls for his opponents to be prosecuted or locked up, a break from longtime norms as the Justice Department traditionally sought to maintain its independence.

Authorities said a woman was shot over the weekend in Chicago when Border Patrol vehicles were boxed in and struck by other vehicles.

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Outside Chicago, in the village of Broadview, there have been skirmishes between protesters and agents outside a detention center.

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