Gov. Pritzker says threats increased to his office since Charlie Kirk shooting, calls on transparency in ICE deadly shooting
Governor JB Pritzker said his office has had an increase of threats since the Charlie Kirk assassination.
"The number of threats that have come in over the last few days has been an enormous multiple of those that were coming in in the days before," Pritzker said.
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The governor spoke on Monday following a roundtable at City Colleges of Chicago to discuss how federal deployments are impacting students.
"Our communities are facing genuine fear as Trump intensifies his federal deployments, and the State of Illinois remains committed to lifting up organizations and institutions that are helping people know their rights and providing support," he said.
Pritzker also called on transparency in the deadly involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Franklin Park.
Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot and killed allegedly resisted arrest and tried to drive his car into the arrest team, according to an ICE spokesperson.
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During the press conference, the governor also called on President Donald Trump to not condone the violence and bring people together.
"The targeting of one group or another group by the President of the United States as he did on Friday is completely inappropriate. And I would hope that on his mind would be peace and calm and prayers instead of finger pointing and criticism," Pritzker said.
