‘Racial profiling’: PIO in US grilled on immigration status; asked if he’s ‘aware’ of Mamdani

Illinois politician JB Pritzker has accused Donald Trump's medication of radical profiling aft ICE agents stopped interrogated an Indian-origin antheral astir his migration presumption and if helium was "aware" of the Zohran Mamdani's mayoral predetermination successful New York City.Pritzker condemned the national action, calling it an illustration of authorities questioning US citizens “apparently based connected the colour of their skin.”I americium appalled they would halt and question a authorities worker moving hard connected the occupation to assistance amended our state’s roads and infrastructure,” Pritzker said successful a statement. “Our authorities employees should beryllium capable to spell to enactment and bash their jobs without masked agents targeting them for nary morganatic reason,” helium added.According to Chicago Sun Times, the worker who is Indian and a US citizen, was stopped by agents portion moving connected the Busse Highway resurfacing project.Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security denied that the agents were from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement oregon US Customs and Border Protection. The governor’s bureau did not instantly supply further details.Residents of Park Ridge grew anxious aft reports of national agents successful the country prompted section schools to spell into lockdown.

Students and teachers successful Park Ridge–Niles School District 64 were told to stay indoors, Superintendent Ben Collins confirmed, citing reports of migration agents adjacent respective campuses.The incidental follows months of intensified national migration enactment nether the Trump administration’s MAGA crackdown, fueling concerns among civilian rights groups astir radical and nationality-based targeting.Amid the broader enforcement drive, the GOP-led authorities moved to deploy the National Guard successful Chicago arsenic portion of “Operation Midway Blitz.” Illinois officials challenged the determination arsenic unconstitutional, and a national appeals tribunal blocked the deployment past month.