Nearly 130 Illinois officials, including Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, signed onto a letter condemning a recent federal indictment charging six people that includes local officials who protested outside of an immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview.

Among the signatories are state Rep. Hoan Huynh, who last week accused federal agents of pointing a gun at him and staffers , and Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th), who is suing federal agents for handcuffing her at a Humboldt Park hospital when she asked for a warrant after one of her constituents was detained. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, has faced chemical agents while protesting at the Broadview ICE facility, was also among those who signed onto the letter.

The letter comes a day after federal prosecutors in Ch

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