Secretary Noem should no longer be able to step foot inside the State of Illinois without any form of public accountability.

I want to be clear: there is no need for military troops on the ground in the State of Illinois.

In Illinois, we will do everything within our power to look out for our neighbors, uphold the Constitution, and defend the rule of law.

For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control.

State, county, and local law enforcement have been working together and coordinating to ensure public safety around the Broadview ICE facility, and to protect people's ability to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights.

I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump's acts of aggression against our people.

Our house is on fire, and our firefighters are using their hoses to water the lawn outside.

My message of alarm is that the constitutional crisis is not on its way; it is here, and we all better start acting like it.

At a time when federal agents are sowing chaos in Chicago, the Trump administration is holding bipartisan funding hostage.

It’s been nearly 45 days since Secretary Noem has held an official press conference, so it’s time she faces the public and takes questions from the press to be held accountable for the Trump Administration’s gross misconduct.

This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidation, instilling fear in our communities and hurting our businesses.

This is a part of his plan to do something really nefarious, which is to interfere with elections in 2026.