The Department of Homeland Security is criticizing Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for failing to assist in responding to a chaotic anti-ICE riot in a Chicago suburb that forced federal authorities to deploy tear gas and other non-lethal measures.

In a Monday statement, the department claimed that police "under JB Pritzker’s sanctuary jurisdiction refused to answer multiple calls for assistance."

Fox News Digital reported last Friday that federal officials clashed with a group of protesters who were blocking ICE vehicles from entering and exiting a processing facility in Broadview, Illinois.

DHS labeled the protesters "rioters" and said that so far, federal law enforcement has arrested 16 rioters. The agency said that the "rioters and sanctuary politicians obstructed law enforcement, threw tear gas cans, rocks, bottles, and fireworks, slashed tires of cars, blocked the entrance of the building, and trespassed on private property." DHS said that rioters also assaulted law enforcement officials.

Matt Hill, a spokesperson for Pritzker, responded by telling Fox News Digital that "it's completely false to suggest the state or local municipalities have been obstructing federal officials." 

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"The state has not received multiple calls for assistance from the federal government and would remind them of the importance of coordinating with local law enforcement to protect public safety," said Hill. He added, "Governor Pritzker has been clear that violence is unacceptable and everyone needs to follow the law, which includes federal agents respecting constitutional rights to peaceful protest."

"The media needs to use extreme caution before reporting what the Trump administration is saying given their record of lies, lack of transparency, and failure to coordinate with the state and local law enforcement," said Hill. 

The DHS statement said the protest disrupted an operation targeting "some of the worst of the worst—including criminals convicted of drug trafficking, domestic abuse, drinking and driving, and assault," who were being processed at the facility.

The agency highlighted some of the criminal illegals who were being processed when the protest broke out.

Among those was Andres Ventura-Uvaldo, a criminal illegal and Mexican national, who the agency said was previously arrested for felony DUI and domestic violence.

Another, Alberto Algeria Barron, also a Mexican national, was previously removed from the U.S. in 2014 and was convicted for domestic battery twice, according to DHS.

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Erwin Jose Roa-Mustafa, an illegal alien from the Dominican Republic, was also being processed at the facility after pleading guilty on federal charges of conspiracy and intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

DHS said that ICE was also processing another alleged drug trafficker, Ibis Alberto Testa Nunez, from Mexico, who was previously arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration for cocaine possession and possession with intent to distribute.

Two others, Salvador Alcantar-Alcantar, from Mexico, was previously arrested for DUI, trespassing and assault, and Carlos Eduardo Chavez-Cardenas, from Bolivia, was previously convicted for DUI and possession of drugs, according to DHS. 

"These heinous criminals, including domestic abusers, drug traffickers, violent offenders, and drunk drivers are some of the illegal aliens being held in the ICE Broadview Processing Center," said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

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"These rioters in Illinois are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Illinois streets," said McLaughlin. "Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers who every single day wake up and make our communities safer."

This comes as DHS says that ICE officials are facing a more than 1,000 percent increase in assaults as they conduct operations across Illinois. 

Emma Watson is getting real about the acting world.

In a recent interview with People magazine, the 35-year-old "Harry Potter" star reflected on her acting career and the parts of the job she has missed since taking a step back from on-screen work. 

While looking back on her career as a child star, Watson admits, "In some ways I really won the lottery [with acting]," and that what she experienced was "so unusual," but noted that there were parts of the job she is happy to leave behind.

"But a bigger component than the actual job itself is the promotion and selling of that piece of work, this piece of art," she explained. "The balance of that can get quite thrown off. I think I’ll be honest and straightforward, and say: I do not miss selling things. I found that to be quite soul-destroying."

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Watson shot to stardom when she starred as Hermione Granger in the first "Harry Potter" movie, at the age of 11. She went on to play the character in all eight films in the franchise, turning 21 when the final film was released in 2011.

After the franchise ended, Watson continued appearing in starring roles on the big screen, most notably as Belle in Disney’s 2017 live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast." Her most recent feature film was the 2019 adaptation of "Little Women," in which she played the eldest sister, Meg March.

"But I do very much miss using my skill set, and I very much miss the art," she said. "I just found I got to do so little of the bit that I actually enjoyed."

When speaking with People, Watson explained that actors often feel the need to "fracture yourself into multiple personalities," noting that in addition to becoming the character they are playing on screen, they also deal with "having the weight of a public persona."

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The public persona often requires "constant feeding and sprucing and glamorizing."

"It’s very energy-intensive stuff. And shedding the multiple identities has freed up so much space, I think, for me to be a better sister, daughter, friend, granddaughter and then artist," she said. "And someone who’s trying to do some critical thinking of her own." 

In October 2022, Watson's "Harry Potter" co-star, Tom Felton, released his memoir, "Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard," with Watson penning the foreword.

In the foreword, Watson touched on her close friendship with Felton, sharing that the two of them have always "loved each other in a special way." She referred to him as her "soulmate," and added that their friendship is "one of the purest loves I can think of."

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"You know that person in your life who makes you feel seen? That person who is somehow a witness to all that unfolds? That person who knows – really knows – what is happening to you and what you're going through, without anything having to be said? For me, that person is Tom Felton."