U.S. Homeland Security Kristi Noem will be in Springfield Wednesday, where she will hold a news conference in front of the Governor’s Mansion, and Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced her impending arrival with scathing mockery the night before.
Noem is expected to talk about what she calls the failures of sanctuary city policies.
In a press release, Pritzker’s office declared that Noem was set to visit Springfield and immediately criticized her office as well as the Trump administration.
The Trump administration had been in power for over 100 days when they wrongly accused Illinois of violating both federal and state statutes,” stated Pritzker’s office. “Notwithstanding this, Secretary Noem along with her team hasn’t engaged in communication with the State of Illinois nor have they sought assistance or cooperation to uphold immigration policies.
For Noem’s arrival in Springfield Wednesday morning, Pritzker’s office advised reporters, “Secretary Noem has often been spotted on television cosplaying law enforcement officers, so media are invited to capture her latest costume upon arrival.”
For Noem’s visit to a regional U.S. Department of Homeland Security office in Springfield later in the morning, Pritzker’s office wrote: “Despite numerous instances the Trump Administration has ignored the Constitution, Secretary Noem will ironically visit an office located on Constitution Drive. She is not expected to address the parts of the Constitution that guarantee the right to due process in the United States of America.”
Lastly, during Neom’s news conference, Pritzker’s office stated that it would “underscore how the State of Illinois remains compliant with the law, irrespective of the Trump Administration’s ongoing falsehoods to the opposite effect.”
“While they claim bipartisan public safety laws in Illinois ‘unleash violence,’ Illinois will continue to ensure law enforcement can focus on doing their jobs well while empowering all members of the public, regardless of immigration status, to feel comfortable calling police officers and emergency services if they are in need of help,” Pritzker’s office wrote in a more serious tone. “The State of Illinois has been clear: violent criminals without documentation have no place in our state or our country.”
Before wrapping up their announcement, Pritzker’s office appeared to target Noem over this issue.
a controversy last year
when she was still South Dakota governor, and published an anecdote in her book about
killing her dog
decades earlier.
“We strongly recommend that all pet owners in the area ensure their cherished animals are well-protected while the Secretary is visiting the region,” wrote Pritzker’s office.
In the meantime, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias stated that Noem should concentrate on different matters.
Real ID deadline
, which is coming up Wednesday. Her department oversees the Real ID program.
The Department of Homeland Security said Noem’s news conference will “highlight how sanctuary policies in Illinois have unleashed violence on American citizens — including rape, sexual assault, murder, shoplifting, and more — while shielding illegal aliens responsible from facing consequence.”
On Tuesday earlier, Pritzker confirmed he would
appear before Congress next month
Regarding Illinois’ sanctuary policies, a hearing was conducted by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 12 following remarks made by Representative James Comer (R-Kentucky), who leads the committee, earlier this month.
urged Pritzker, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and New York Mayor Kathy Hochul to appear before the committee.
Comer’s office stated on Tuesday that Pritzker, Walz, and Hochul will appear as witnesses at the hearing.
Comer is additionally requesting that the governors furnish documents and communications pertaining to their state’s sanctuary policies.
Alex Gough, a spokesperson for Pritzker, verified that Pritzker will participate in the hearing on June 12 to address his history regarding public safety as well as the enforcement of bipartisan state legislation.
