Madison Sheahan to Newsmax: ICE Will Keep Targeting ‘Worst of the Worst’

ICE agents will continue to target the “worst of the worst” in Chicago, despite efforts by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats to thwart their operations, ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan told Newsmax on Friday.

“We will continue to pick up the murderers, gang members, and rapists that Governor Pritzker refuses to get off of his streets,” said Sheahan on Newsmax’s “Newsline,” rejecting claims that their efforts constitute an invasion.

“Federal law enforcement officers have jurisdiction throughout the entire United States,” she said. “We will continue to go out and enforce the law. Gov. Pritzker chooses not to enforce the law. His protesters show up with fireworks and gas masks because they know they’re there to wreak havoc.”

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