AXELROD TO PRITZKER: ACCEPT ‘APPROPRIATE’ FED HELP, COOPERATE WITH ICE TO REMOVE VIOLENT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod urged Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to take “appropriate” federal assistance on Chicago crime while ensuring it is lawful and effective, and to work with federal authorities to remove violent illegal immigrants. The remarks follow President Trump’s floated National Guard support for Chicago and the recent federal crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., which officials say has yielded 1,669 arrests. Local leaders remain split over federal involvement as homicide rates in Chicago trend lower than recent years.