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Chicago woke elites got a rude awakening this week when Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino rolled into the city to carry out a federal operation targeting criminal illegal immigrants, and he didn’t mince words for Governor J.B. Pritzker. Bovino bragged about “many arrests” and made clear federal agents would not be deterred by sanctuary theater, a fact confirmed in multiple reports as the Biden administration’s enforcement plan moved forward.
Bovino isn’t some paper-pushing bureaucrat — he cut his teeth running the high-profile Los Angeles “turn and burn” operations this summer, and he made similar threats about rounding up criminal aliens in Chicago while posting footage of the city to social media. The results matter to everyday Americans who want their streets and neighborhoods kept safe instead of politicized as a PR stunt, a reality the national press has documented.
But rather than thank federal law enforcement for protecting citizens, Governor Pritzker responded with predictable performative outrage, accusing agents of racial profiling and threatening legal fights instead of offering cooperation. This is the same sanctimonious playbook sanctuary politicians use while refusing to enforce the law or take responsibility for rising urban disorder, and hardworking Illinois residents are paying the price.
The standoff escalated as out-of-state National Guard troops from Texas arrived near Chicago to back up federal operations, prompting a public spat between Gov. Greg Abbott and Pritzker that exposed the national-security vacuum in blue cities. If state leaders won’t stand up for federal personnel or public safety, other governors will — and voters should remember who protected them and who grandstanded for headlines.
Conservatives who’ve warned about open-border chaos for years aren’t surprised by the administration’s decision to deploy resources where local leaders refuse to act; it’s called enforcing the law. Bovino’s blunt message — that there will be arrests and that sanctuary edicts won’t shield criminals — is exactly what Americans tired of crime and excuses want to hear from federal law enforcement.
The threats and hostility aimed at agents, including reported bounties and escalating rhetoric, only underscore how dangerous the situation has become and why a firm federal response is necessary to restore order. Leaders like Pritzker who prefer virtue signaling over results should get with the program, stand with border agents, and stop putting political theater ahead of public safety for the people they were elected to protect.
