DHS rejects Pritzker’s plea to pause Halloween raids in Chicago

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00:00Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is urging federal agents to pause operations on Halloween in Chicago.

00:15Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says that won't happen.

00:19No, we're absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe.

00:24OK. Pritzker's request followed a neighborhood incident ahead of a Halloween parade in which a chemical agent was deployed.

00:33Residents said some children were affected.

00:36He's urging a one-day cooling-off period while crowds of families are out.

00:40DHS says the mission continues.

00:42Noem points to arrests under Operation Midway Blitz, saying ICE, CBP and state partners have taken more than 3,000 people into custody,

00:52including suspects in violent crimes.

00:55A DHS spokesperson says agents are not targeting schools, hospitals, or churches,

01:00and that people here legally and not breaking other laws, quote, have nothing to fear.

01:05There is short-term court oversight.

01:07A federal judge has ordered Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino to appear in court weekdays through November 5th

01:14to provide daily updates on operations in and around Chicago.

01:17Now, that means as Halloween events unfold, the court will be getting a running log of what DHS is doing and where.

01:25So, you're hearing two messages.

01:27One from Pritzker saying, protect kids and families from confrontations.

01:32They deserve to spend Halloween without fear.

01:35And another from Noem.

01:36Keep enforcement on bringing criminals to justice and out on the streets in full force to keep communities safe.

01:43Both sides say safety is the goal.

01:46Noem prioritizes continued arrest.

01:48Pritzker wants a holiday pause and tighter guardrails around family events.

01:53For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan.

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