Chicago Mayor: National Guard Deployment ‘Illegal, Unconstitutional … Dangerous’

Chicago mayor: National Guard deployment ‘illegal, unconstitutional … dangerous’

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Tuesday called the expected National Guard deployment in his city “illegal, unconstitutional,” and “dangerous,” as local officials await the arrival of federalized troops. In a press conference, the Democratic mayor told reporters that the Trump administration has not shared with his team any details about President Trump’s plans to…

Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for ‘dramatic’ response ahead of imminent National Guard deployment – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

“In the coming days and weeks, we may be pushed, if not forced, to take even more dramatic action if this administration continues to escalate and provoke our people,” Johnson told reporters. Pressed to elaborate, he said, “Everything. Everything, whatever is necessary to ensure that we’re protecting people.”

Chicago and Illinois Are Fighting Trump's Crackdown: What to Know

With the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago escalating, so are the city’s—and state’s—efforts to push back against them. Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday ordered the creation of “ICE-free zones” throughout the city to limit the areas where federal authorities can operate.  The same day, Illinois and Chicago sued the Administration over the deployment of National Guard troops to the city, describing it as “patently u…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for ‘dramatic’ response ahead of imminent National Guard deployment

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered forceful rhetoric but few concrete answers Monday ahead of an expected deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to the Chicago area, the latest escalation in President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign targeting the nation’s…