The Chicago governor is pushing lies about ICE agents under President Trump trying to raid an elementary school to deport illegals.
He writes: “After a week of Republicans sowing fear and chaos, the first reports of raids in Chicago are at an elementary school. Targeting children and separating families is cruel and un-American.”
After a week of Republicans sowing fear and chaos, the first reports of raids in Chicago are at an elementary school.
Targeting children and separating families is cruel and un-American. https://t.co/GEJP3W1d2q
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) January 24, 2025
But that’s not what happened at all.
It turns out that it wasn’t ICE agents who visited the school, but rather Secret Service agents investigating a threat:
Chicago Public Schools falsely claimed they blocked ICE officers from entering a school today. The narrative took off – but apparently nobody bothered to check with DHS or ICE, which both denied the claim that ICE was at/near a school.
Turns out – it was Secret Service agents. pic.twitter.com/shZX9857rE
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2025
From the local article:
“Secret Service said they were investigating a threat, and responded to a house. They said they were then told the person they wanted to talk to was at Hamline Elementary School, but they did not enter the school, the Secret Service told the I-Team.”
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2025
They are so quick to try and disparage President Trump that they won’t even try to get the facts before spreading lies.