JB Pritzker Calls ICE Attack Propaganda Before Damning Police Audio Leaks

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker pushed back Sunday on a Department of Homeland Security description of an incident near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, Illinois, after federal officials said agents were surrounded and attacked during patrols in the area.

“This morning, during routine patrolling in Broadview, in the same area of Chicago that law enforcement were assaulted yesterday, our brave law enforcement officers were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin announced in a social media post.

According to McLaughlin, agents were unable to move their vehicles and were forced to exit.

“One of the drivers who rammed the law enforcement vehicle was armed with a semi-automatic weapon. Law enforcement was forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots at an armed US citizen who drove herself to the hospital to get care for wounds,” McLaughlin added.

McLaughlin said the woman had recently been named in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection bulletin that detailed doxxing of agents and violent threats.

The post cited by McLaughlin stated: “Hey to all my gang let’s fk those mother f*ers up, don’t let them take anyone.” No law enforcement officers were injured, according to DHS.

McLaughlin also said local police officers were ordered to stand down as the federal agents were being surrounded. DHS did not release additional details on the number of agents at the scene, the precise time of the encounter, or the location of the hospital to which the woman drove.

During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Pritzker characterized DHS’ account as incomplete and criticized how information was released.

Host Jake Tapper referenced McLaughlin’s description and asked, “The spokesperson for DHS, Tricia McLaughlin, accused Chicago police of leaving the scene and refusing to assist agents in securing the area. What do you know about this incident? Were federal agents boxed in and assaulted?”

“Well, we don’t have a lot of facts. What happens in these sorts of incidents is typically ICE puts out a press release before anybody else can speak with the press, and then it gets reported on social media and elsewhere,” Pritzker responded.

He then referenced a separate fatal encounter last week in Franklin Park. “At first, they said that the officer had been threatened with his life. The reality of it and the truth of it has now come out, and that wasn’t the case. They killed somebody,” he added.

Authorities have previously said the individual in the Franklin Park incident was dragging an agent with his car during a traffic stop.

Pritzker did not mention that detail in his CNN remarks.

He continued: “So here, it’s really hard to know exactly what the facts are, and they won’t let us access the facts. They are just putting out their propaganda, and then we’ve got to later determine what actually happened.”

What actually happened:

As of Sunday afternoon, DHS had not publicly identified the woman involved in the Broadview incident or provided an update on her medical condition.

The agency did not say how many shots were fired or which agency’s personnel discharged their weapons.

Local authorities did not immediately issue a separate statement addressing McLaughlin’s assertion that officers were told to stand down.

ICE maintains a facility in Broadview that is used for processing and transportation, and the area has been the site of periodic demonstrations and counter demonstrations.

DHS officials said the patrol referenced by McLaughlin was routine and that agents encountered vehicles that prevented federal vehicles from moving.

McLaughlin’s post did not specify what charges, if any, might be pursued in connection with the ramming of federal vehicles or the reported possession of a semi-automatic weapon by the driver.

Pritzker’s comments came amid broader debate over coordination between federal and local law enforcement in the Chicago region.

He said the state would seek more information from federal agencies about the Broadview encounter.

Officials urged anyone with information about the Broadview incident to contact investigators. DHS did not indicate whether additional arrests were anticipated or whether agents recovered the firearm McLaughlin referenced.

The agency said no officers were injured and that agents exited their vehicles when they were unable to move due to surrounding traffic.

Further updates are expected as federal and local agencies review reports from the scene, confirm timelines, and determine whether additional public records or recordings can be released.