Blue State Governor Vows 'resistance' As Trump Admin Targets Sanctuary Policies

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., promised President Donald Trump's management "resistance" connected Wednesday pursuing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's migration property convention adjacent nan Governor's Mansion successful Springfield, Illinois. 

"Secretary Noem must person not realized she was visiting during Latino Unity Day wherever we travel together to observe nan vibrancy and diverseness of our community," Pritzker said successful a property release. "Today, Secretary Noem was met by a unit stronger than her: nan group of Illinois. Illinoisans are sending a clear connection to Trump's lackeys that we will not fto you messiness pinch america without a resistance."

Noem hosted nan Illinois property conference "to telephone out the state’s sanctuary policies that undermine nan norm of rule and endanger chap Americans," urging Pritzker and his chap Illinois Democrats to "abandon these vulnerable sanctuary policies" and "return to rule and order." 

Noem was joined by 2 "Angel Families," who had family members killed by forbidden immigrants successful Illinois. 

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem hosted a property convention connected migration adjacent Gov. J.B. Pritzker's location successful Springfield, Illinois. (Getty/AP)

Fox News reported astatine slightest 2 twelve protesters were shouting and holding up signs during Noem's property conference. Before nan property convention began, nan location was changed to nan tract wherever a female was allegedly killed by a noncitizen. 

"Unlike Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, Illinois follows nan law," Pritzker fired backmost aft Noem's property conference. 

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While Noem raged against Pritzker's policies, nan Illinois politician and imaginable 2028 statesmanlike contender, who has stood retired among nan Democratic Party arsenic a vocal force to Trump's 2nd term, accused nan Trump management of violating owed process pinch their forbidden migration crackdown. 

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks connected astatine nan Human Rights Campaign's 2025 Los Angeles Dinner held astatine Fairmont Century Plaza connected March 22, 2025 successful Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

"The Trump management is violating nan United States Constitution, denying group owed process, and disappearing law-abiding neighbors, including children who are U.S. citizens. Yet, they are taking nary existent action to beforehand nationalist information and deport convulsive criminals wrong nan clear and defined ineligible process," Priztker said.

Pritzker continued his streak of speaking retired against nan Trump management arsenic their latest contention recovered its measurement to his backyard connected Wednesday. 

"Trump-Noem publicity stunts do not make our communities safer aliases our migration strategy smarter," Pritzker said.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits nan Mariposa Port of Entry connected March 15, 2025 successful Nogales, Arizona. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ahead of Noem's visit, Pritzker trolled nan Homeland Security caput successful an evident excavation for once sidesplitting a dog, arsenic outlined successful her book released past twelvemonth erstwhile she was still nan politician of South Dakota. 

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"We would impulse each pet owners successful nan region to make judge each of your beloved animals are nether watchful protection while nan Secretary is successful nan region," Pritzker's agency wrote successful a statement to reporters. 

The Department of Homeland Security responded to Pritzker's property merchandise successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "What’s unlawful and unconstitutional is Governor Pritzker’s sanctuary metropolis laws that embolden convulsive criminal forbidden aliens that victimize and termination Americans."

Fox News' Olivianna Calmes contributed to this report.