The Illinois governor challenges a surge of federal agents in Chicago.
People are being grabbed and they're being thrown into vans.
That's different than questioning people.
J.B.
Pritzker blocked the National Guard but not immigration arrests.
We meet face to face in a special edition of Up First from NPR News.
Governor Pritzker warned Chicagoans to be alert and take video.
He faces criticism from an Illinois father whose daughter was killed in a drunk driving crash with a man lacking legal status.
We'll hear Pritzker's response.
We ask what this billionaire thinks of the billionaires in the Trump administration.
I believe it's about your values and not about how much money you have.
And what does Pritzker think about the possibility of retribution from the White House?
Stay with us for a governor also seen as a possible presidential candidate in 2028.
J.B.
Pritzker, the Democratic governor of Illinois,
is in the middle of a battle with the Trump administration,
a battle over immigration or over crime, or, Pritzker says, a power grab by the president.
We talked about this and more here at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.
Governor, thanks for joining us and thanks for welcoming us to Chicago.
It's always great to be here.