Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has urged ICE Barbie Kristi Noem to let kids enjoy the Halloween holiday and stop the clampdown on migrants. He wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Noem “respectfully requesting” the suspension of citywide operations from Friday through Sunday, “so children can safely celebrate Halloween.”

Gov. Pritzker is asking the federal government to give Illinois children and families "a break" and pause federal operations over Halloween weekend.

No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick or treating in their own neighborhood,” Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said.