Halloween, Kristi Noem and Chicago
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Homeland Security Secretary Noem rejects a request to suspend immigration enforcement in Illinois this Halloween weekend.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rejected Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's calls for DHS to pause immigration arrests for Halloween. Community organizers have mobilized nearly 200 volunteers to ensure children can enjoy the holiday.
At a briefing on Trump’s Midway Blitz immigration crackdown, Noem said calls for her agents to pause operations through Halloween were "shameful."
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During a news conference Thursday, Gov. JB Pritzker slammed federal agents' targeting of people without criminal records and using tear gas on neighborhood streets.
The fourth and final costume posted by Newsom’s office on Thursday night is of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It includes a measles party invitation, a CDC resignation rolodex, and jeans for the gym, something Kennedy has claimed he wears because he usually heads to the gym right after hiking.
Gov. Pritzker is asking the federal government to give Illinois children and families "a break" and pause federal operations over Halloween weekend.