Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) just hit a new low \u2014 even by Democrat standards. In a shameless political stunt, he\u2019s using kids who just want to go trick-or-treating as props to attack ICE agents for doing their jobs in Chicago.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the kind of cheap grandstanding we\u2019ve come to expect from the left: demonize law enforcement, play the victim, and wrap it all in a feel-good excuse about \u201cprotecting children.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pritzker sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security \u2014 addressed to Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior officials, including Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons \u2014 packed with fear-mongering rhetoric clearly meant to scare parents and kids ahead of Halloween. Instead of standing with law enforcement or addressing real public safety issues in Illinois, Pritzker chose to politicize a children\u2019s holiday to score points with the open-borders crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cIllinois families deserve to spend Halloween weekend without fear. No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick or treating in their own neighborhood,\u201d\u00a0Pritzker wrote<\/a>. \u201cIllinois children should not be robbed of their innocence. Let them enjoy a time-honored American tradition safely and peacefully. Please let children be children for one holiday, free from intimidation and fear.\u201d<\/p>\n Then on Thursday, Pritzker shamelessly whined to members of the press and accused DHS of \u201cattacking peaceful neighborhoods and terrorizing kids in Halloween parades.\u201d<\/p>\n DHS Secretary Kristi Noem hit back, however, during an appearance Thursday on Fox News.<\/p>\n \u201c[Pritzker] has asked you specifically to pause immigration enforcement in [Chicago] so he says that kids can safely celebrate Halloween. Do you have any plans to alter activity on that day?\u201d Fox News host Sandra Smith asked Noem, who ripped Pritzker and said, \u201cHe\u2019s lying.\u201d<\/p>\n