Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Springfield to decry Illinois’ policies that limit state and local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

"Illinoisans are sending a clear message to Trump's lackeys that we will not let you mess with us without a resistance," Pritzker said.

Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem kicked off her Springfield visit Wednesday with a photo op at a federal facility as agents fingerprinted two Guatemalan men marked for deportation. But her agency did not explain what public threat they posed, even as she blasted Illinois’ sanctuary policies.