Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took aim at the “obstructionist” policies of Chicago and Illinois overall, telling reporters Friday that the city has honored just 8% of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers in the months since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Noem slammed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on his home turf, accusing him and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker of ignoring and hindering the Trump administration’s efforts to remove criminal illegal immigrants from their communities at a press conference in the Chicago suburb of Lombard.

“I am here today because the elected leaders in this state of Illinois are ignoring the law, in fact they’re being obstructionist when it comes to getting dangerous criminals off their streets,” Noem said. “They’re deciding that dangerous criminals that are murderers, rapists, money launderers, have committed assault, that are trafficking children are more important than the families that live in the communities here.”

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