"A woman has been shot by US border patrol agents in Chicago amid an aggressive immigration and militarized enforcement operation in the city that has outraged local civic groups and been opposed by local Democrats. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, told the Chicago Sun-Times that the shooting happened after patrolling agents felt threatened by approaching vehicles and that the gunfire had been defensive. The exact circumstances of the incident and the health of the woman who was shot were unclear."
"The Trump administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will, Pritzker said in a statement. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will. He added: They will pull hardworking Americans out of their regular jobs and away from their families all to participate in a manufactured performance not a serious effort the protect public safety. For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety."
US border patrol agents shot a woman in Chicago during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said agents felt threatened by approaching vehicles and described the gunfire as defensive. The exact circumstances of the incident and the woman’s condition remain unclear. The shooting follows a recent fatal federal shooting of a Mexican immigrant after an alleged attempt to flee a traffic stop. The federal deployment and threats to federalize National Guard troops drew firm opposition from Illinois governor JB Pritzker, who called the demand outrageous and accused the action of being a manufactured performance. Homeland Security officials visited the Broadview ICE facility amid heightened enforcement.
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