Duckworth, Durbin demand feds not use Chicago Harbor Lock on river as backdrop for social media videos

In a letter to top federal officials, U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin are demanding federal immigration officials stop using the Chicago Harbor Lock after armed agents took to the Chicago River to film videos for social media.

In a letter obtained by the Sun-Times, the senators demanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refrain from using the Chicago Harbor Lock “as a staging area to demonstrate force in pursuit of partisan ends instead of our national interest.”

It comes after two Border Patrol boats were seen passing through the river near Dearborn and State streets before heading toward the Chicago Harbor Lock late last month. One of the boats carried at least seven Border Patrol officers armed with long guns , as well as ICE Command