BACKLASH TO TRUMP IMMIGRATION POLICIES FUEL ILLINOIS SENATE PRIMARY

The leading three Democratic contenders facing off for Illinois' open Senate seat on Tuesday have vowed to extensively reform or eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a reflection of how the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota earlier this year have elevated immigration as ​a top issue for the party in this year's midterm elections.

A strong stance against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies has worked elsewhere. In New Jersey, Analilia Mejia won a special congressional Democratic ‌primary in a crowded field on a pledge to abolish ICE, the lead agency sending masked and heavily armed officers into U.S. cities to enforce Trump's aggressive deportation targets.

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