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Illinois Government JB Pritzker Blitz commander Gregory Bovino, accused of targeting minorities midway through the operation, said federal authorities had “taken violent action against the people” and detained those “who had brown skin or spoke in an accent.”
Bovino fired backward, forcibly denying Wednesday’s claims to “Fox & Friends.”
“When you see crazy remarks like the governor or other elected representatives we’ve seen, everything leads to violence against our law enforcement officers and agents,” Bovino said on Fox and Friends.
“We tell our agents that our actions are legal, moral and moral, but we are pursuing the identities of illegal foreigners who commit crimes with revenge.”
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Midway Blitz Commander Gregory Bovino (left) and Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker (right). Bovino fired a shot at Pritzker, accusing him of analyzing people based on his accent and skin color. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (left); Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (right))
Department of Homeland Security recently Intensified the blitz With Bovino’s help, Chicago’s work has increased the Trump administration’s Immigration law enforcement actions Enacted in other major U.S. cities, such as Los Angeles and New York City.
The action sparked an immediate push from Democratic officials such as Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who have always opposed the government-led federal repression.
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Demonstrators passed the Chicago Theater as they protested against President Donald Trump’s immigration policy on September 6 in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Bovino downplays the idea that agents target people based on their accent or skin color Brian Kilmeade They are looking for individuals who “violate our immigration laws” and “evil criminals who harm thousands of American citizens every year.”
“Maybe the governor will be well aware that we are actually getting rid of his city and the state of these criminals,” he said.
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“It has nothing to do with skin color, words or anything else. It’s immigration law.”
Bovino also touted the operation’s “great success” by noting the “hundreds” of arrests so far.
Charles Creitz, Alexis McAdams, Michael Tobin and Patrick McGovern of Fox News contributed to the report.
