Ray Lopez, a Democrat who serves on the Chicago City Council as an alderman for the 15th Ward, praised President Dona’d Trump’s decision to increase the number of federal personnel deployed to the city and said many residents he talks to feel the same.
While speaking with Fox News, the Democrat lawmaker was asked whether his constituents are united in agreement with Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, both of whom have accused the administration of “declaring war” on the city.
“Absolutely not. There are many people in the city of Chicago who completely support having the additional resources to keep both ICE agents and community protesters safe,” Lopez said. He went on to chastise both Pritzker and city leaders for their adversarial relationship with the administration.
“What we have seen is a complete abdication of responsibility, both by Governor Pritzker and by the mayor of the city of Chicago, who have refused up until this point to allow police just to maintain the peace for protesters and for ICE agents doing their job. We need to bring some sanity back to the conversation, and a majority of Chicagoans want to see that happen.”
President Trump last week ordered the deployment of 300 Texas National Guard personnel to bolster federal agents who have been under siege in the region for several weeks. The unrest escalated last week, when agents were attacked by boxed in and rammed by a group of far-left militants, at least one of whom was armed with a firearm.
A federal judge placed a temporary hold on the deployment, which was made “in support of the Federal Protection Mission to protect federal functions, personnel, and property,” the Pentagon said in a statement. Nevertheless, the administration has deployed hundreds of additional agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection and additional agencies in order to assist with deportation efforts and protect federal personnel.
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The deployment comes after several arrests have been made outside a facility in the community of Broadview.
The Broadview facility is one of many that has suffered repeat attacks from far-left mobs. Several Democrat candidates for an open House seat in Chicago, including Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and the progressive-aligned Kat Abughazaleh, have filmed themselves committing felonies by blocking federal vehicles and impeding agents.
Other rioters have clashed with agents, pelted rocks at vehicles and slashed tires in near daily disturbances at the facility. Agents have repeatedly attempted to control the crowd with pepper spray, tear gas and rubber bullets, though they have largely been outnumbered by the mob.
The situation escalated significantly on Saturday when upwards of 10 vehicles intentionally rammed and trapped federal agents not far from the Broadview facility. At least one rioter was armed, prompting agents to fire shots in self-defense.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced last week that additional special operations personnel would be deployed to Illinois after the ramming attack, which was one of two similar incidents that took place in the same day.
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