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What Resistance Means to Governor J. B. Pritzker

November 10, 2025·26 min·5-min readconversationalnews
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In a tense political climate, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement in Chicago and its suburbs. Federal ICE and Border Patrol operations—marked by unmarked vehicles, masked agents, and

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J. B. Pritzker

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J. B. PritzkerTrumpPeter SlevinDavid RemnickSarah Ellis

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CongressCriminal JusticeForeign PolicyGeopoliticsImmigrationSupreme CourtUs Politics

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