LaHood blasts Pritzker over migrant crime in Illinois, says sanctuary policies are ‘government malpractice’

During a heated congressional hearing on sanctuary state policies, Illinois Rep. Darin LaHood accused Gov. J.B. Pritzker of endangering public safety by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. LaHood cited specific Illinois crimes involving migrants and claimed that Pritzker’s support for laws like the Illinois Way Forward Act creates “bureaucratic roadblocks” for law enforcement. Pritzker pushed back, defending his record and saying the federal government needs to do more to fix immigration.