The Old Testament prophet Isaiah wrote, “Woe to you who call evil good, and good evil.” We’re seeing this played out in Democrat-run cities across America. The left has always championed sanctuary policies and criminal leniency, but recent events show just how far they’re willing to go in sacrificing public safety for ideological purity.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that Governor J.B. Pritzker’s sanctuary policies have led to the release of over 1,700 criminal illegal aliens since January 2025. These weren’t just people who ran red lights — these were people whose crimes included 5 homicides, 141 assaults, 23 burglaries, 4 robberies, 24 dangerous drugs offenses, 15 weapons offenses, and 10 sexual predatory offenses. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) begged Illinois to honor detainers for more than 4,000 additional criminal aliens in custody, but the state is ignoring federal requests. By refusing to cooperate with ICE, Illinois has effectively chosen to protect predators over its own citizens.
We’ve heard Democrats claim that “most illegals have no criminal past.” Other than being in the country illegally, that is. But Pritzker’s record shows the results of shielding those who committed crimes from deportation, as well as justice, and the consequences are tragically clear. In Chicago, a doctor was brutally beaten in a hospital elevator by a man who had been arrested 12 times in 2025 alone. Mayor Brandon Johnson has argued that imprisoning violent criminals is “racist” and “immoral.” This warped ideology leaves law-abiding citizens defenseless while emboldening repeat offenders.
It gets worse. Islamo-fascist/communist