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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Pritzker looks to hold law-breaking ICE agents to account

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Politics, News, Ms Now, Versant Media, Versant

4.4975 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

As Donald Trump continues to push his anti-immigrant agenda, viral videos of ICE agents abusing people have steadily increased in number, prompting a growing public outcry for accountability for agents terrorizing neighborhoods and breaking local laws. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker talks with Jen Psaki about reports that he is looking into holding law-breaking ICE agents responsible.

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0:00.0

We have quite a stacked lineup of guests for you tonight. I can't believe it myself. I mean,

0:04.7

we have Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who's here to talk about the Trump administration's militarization of Chicago and what he's doing as governor to push back. He had a big press conference today. We'll talk about that. And fresh off his very first debate, I'm also going to talk to the frontrunner in the race for New York City

0:21.3

mayors or on Mamadani. He's going to come here as soon as he is off that debate stage and makes

0:26.5

his way out. Before we get to them, I'm going to be joined by the one and only, probably your

0:32.3

favorite of all of those people, Rachel Maddow. And Rachel is, of course, someone I love talking to

0:37.3

any time. But tonight is very special course, someone I love talking to anytime. But tonight

0:38.9

is very special because tomorrow at 9 p.m. Eastern, I won't actually be here because it's going to be

0:45.1

the premiere of Rachel's new documentary, Andrew Young, The Dirty Work. When it was something that

0:52.5

needed to be done and nobody wanted to do it, that was my job.

0:56.0

Now we've been in quite a fight here.

0:59.0

We just want to let you know that we are marching for you.

1:03.0

Andrew Young.

1:04.0

Andrew Young.

1:05.0

Andrew Young.

1:06.0

Now I will call for Andrew Young, that dedicated leader.

1:10.0

I've been through many dangers, toils, and snares.

1:15.5

Now, nothing's going to happen.

1:16.7

We're going to the church.

1:18.1

Martin Luther King was looking for an assistant to do all the dirty work.

1:22.3

We don't intend to quit this fight until we get our situation resolved.

1:27.3

I was born for this.

1:30.6

Now to say that this documentary is timely is a total understatement.

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