Officials at public schools in the Democratic Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago claimed that the US Immigration Customs Executive Organization (ICE) agent arrived in elementary school last week.
ICE stated that the agent has never arrived at the Hamline Elementary School behind the Chicago Yard district, and the US secret service stopped on Friday to investigate threats to an indefinite government official. Was a statement that is an agent. Chicago's public school later cited a “misunderstanding” and acknowledged a mistake, but confirmed that the school system did not coordinate with the federal immigration authorities.
In front of the local news camera on Friday, Bogdana Jung -Bova, the highest education manager of Chicago Public School, “Appeared” on the hamline that morning, but “School staff has been established CPS. I followed the protocol. ”
“They put ice agents outside the school, contacting the CPS Legal Department and the safety of the CPS and security bureaus to seek further guidance,” said Chkoumbova. “Ice agents are not allowed to enroll in school, and they are not allowed to talk to students and staff. This is safe for students and staff.
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The Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will give a lecture at a security shefing of the Democratic National Convention held in Chicago on July 25, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Getty Image)
According to a video issued by WMAQ-TV, Hamline's principal Natasha Ortega said, “We can't open the door for ice.
The governor rang in X.
“One week after the Republican members who sowed fear and chaos, the first report of the attack in Chicago is in elementary school,” Pritzker wrote on Friday and shared the CHALKBEAT.ORG report. “It is cruel and non -American to target children and separate their families.”
The post was hit by a community notebook, saying, “This was not an ice, but a US secret service to visit school for an unspecified threat.”
Fox News Digital contacted the PRITZKER team on Monday for comments, but did not respond immediately because no update was posted on the governor's X account.
The ICE Agent is walking on the street during the target execution of multiple organizations held in Chicago on Sunday, January 26, 2025. (Bloomberg via Christopher Dilt/Getty Image)
Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, published his statement in X, fixed the record, and accused officials who have amplified unretable claims.
“Chicago is always a welcome city, we always maintain the welcome city ordinance, and we always protect students and all residents in our cities,” says Democratic member Johnson. I am. “Today, a secret service agent that is not ice, not ice existed at John H. Hamline Elementary School. People in the city are worried about strengthening immigration, but individuals are individuals. It is essential not to spread unidentified information that causes fear.
Pedro Martinez, the highest executive officer of Chicago Public School, first repeatedly filed a suspicious claim on Friday. When he appeared on MSNBC, he said, “individuals came to hamline,” and presented a qualification and shared that they were from ice.
“Our staff has followed the protocol. We are very clear,” said Martinez. “We have trained the principal, security guards, and the front office staff … We have confirmed that they know that they do not share information with the immigration sector or ice. There is no judicial order. As long as they are not allowed to enter the building. ”
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Ice said it was not involved in the encounter. In a statement acquired by Fox News Digital, Anthony Guglielmi, the Communication Officer of the US Secret Service, has a special agent in the Chicago Field Office on Friday, “investigating the threat of government -related governments.” I revealed that.
“In the process of their investigation, the agent first visited a local residence and then visited Hamline Elementary School,” said Grielmi. “The agent identified himself as the principal of the school and provided contact information to the business card. The agent has left safely. The secret service is all threats to the protected people. We do not investigate or execute.
During the surgery in Chicago on Sunday, January 26, 2025, the ice agent will wait by vehicle. (Bloomberg via Christopher Dilt/Getty Image)
Officials at Chicago Public School returned their previous claims on Saturday.
In a message addressed to his family, Martinez and Jung Bouva said, “We have presented to school staff a qualification of the Ministry of Land Security, which is the federal division directed by the Immigrant Customs Executive Office (ICE).” 。
“Later, I learned that these officials were from the US secret service, not from ice. We also supervise another federal law executive agency directed by the Ministry of Land and security.” Ta. “This case was misleading, but it reflects the fear and anxiety that is currently existing in our cities, and is careful about the recent changes in federal policies. It is reflected.
School officials also accused the DHS decision last week and withdrawn the order that ICEs prevented immigrants in delicate places, such as churches, schools, and doctors' offices.
As part of the president's large -scale expulsion strategy, Tom Homan, the emperor of Trump, who covers the ice raids nationwide, has defended the reversal when appearing on Sunday ABC News. Homan stated that many MS-13 gang members were often around the age of 14, and well-trained ice agents should discrete to eliminate threats of public safety and national security.
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“Earlier this week, the new presidential government has withdrawn the long -standing policies to prevent delicate places like schools being targeted of ice for immigration, as a result, as a result. We are highly vigilant to protect the school community, “he said on Saturday. “Despite yesterday's misunderstanding, the school's answer has been ready to keep students and staff in cooperation with community organizations and labor party partners.”
