Kristi Noem denies request to halt immigration crackdown for Halloween
Illinois governor had asked for pause after border patrol agents reportedly used teargas to disrupt Halloween paradeUS politics live – latest updatesKristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said she will not suspend the government’s aggressive immigration crackdown in...
<p>Illinois governor had asked for pause after border patrol agents reportedly used teargas to disrupt Halloween parade</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/31/donald-trump-filibuster-shutdown-snap-food-refugees-drug-boats-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/kristi-noem">Kristi Noem</a>, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said she will not suspend the government’s aggressive immigration crackdown in Illinois over Halloween, denying a request from the state’s governor to enjoy the holiday “without fear”.</p><p>JB Pritzker, the Illinois governor, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/30/illinois-ice-halloween-jb-pritzker">wrote to Noem</a> earlier this week, asking for a pause after border patrol agents reportedly used teargas <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/border-patrol-agents-fire-allegedly-disrupting-childrens-halloween/story?id=126900354">to disrupt a Halloween parade</a> last Saturday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/31/kristi-noem-halloween-immigration-illinois">Continue reading...</a>
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