The Department of Homeland Security has put Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on blast, revealing that his sanctuary-state policies have allowed more than 1,700 convicted criminal illegal aliens, including murderers, kidnappers, and child predators, to be released back onto the streets since President Donald Trump took office in January.
In a scathing letter sent Sunday to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, ICE Director Todd Lyons demanded the state finally start honoring federal detainers for over 4,000 additional criminal aliens currently in custody.
Illinois has ignored every previous request since September.
DHS said in a press release:
Illinois’ failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 1,768 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. The crimes of these aliens include 5 homicides, 141 assaults, 23 burglaries, 4 robberies, 24 dangerous drugs offenses, 15 weapons offenses, and 10 sexual predatory offenses.