Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday blamed immigration enforcement agents for creating “mayhem” across Chicago and told them to “back off.”
In the past 12 days, Department of Homeland Security agents have deployed tear gas against Chicagoans who gathered to protest their efforts to detain people they believe to be in the county illegally four times: in Logan Square on Oct. 3; in Brighton Park on Oct. 4; in Albany Park on Sunday and in East Side Tuesday.
In addition to dozens of Chicagoans, none of whom have been charged with a crime in connection with the incidents, 40 CPD officers have been exposed to the chemical agent, officials said…