Border Patrol Shooting in Brighton Park Sparks Outrage, National Guard Deployment to Illinois
Border Patrol Shooting in Brighton Park Sparks Outrage, National Guard Deployment to Illinois A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot a woman Saturday in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood, igniting widespread protests and prompting the White House to announce the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Illinois, despite objections from Gov. JB Pritzker. The incident, which occurred around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, marks the second shooting involving federal agents in Chicago since the Trump administration initiated an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in…