US EditionChicago mayor signs order aimed at resisting Trump’s planned immigration crackdown
Mayor Johnson's order prohibits Chicago Police Department from assisting federal immigration enforcement amid expected surge of federal personnel, emphasizing legal resistance and community protection.
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order opposing President Donald Trump's potential deployment of troops to the city, instructing city departments not to assist in immigration crackdowns.
- The order aims to protect residents' rights to peacefully assemble and prohibits collaboration between police and federal agents on immigration enforcement.
- Johnson warned that credible reports suggested imminent militarized federal action, stating, 'We have received credible reports that we have days, not weeks before our city sees some type of militarized activity by the federal government.'
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker expressed opposition to the deployment, stating Chicago does not need military intervention against crime.
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Chicago mayor orders cops not to help feds as more dead bodies pile up in his city · American Wire News
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has ordered police not to cooperate with federal law enforcement and National Guard troops if President Donald J. Trump dispatches them to clean up his crime-ridden city. On Saturday, the Windy City Democrat signed an executive order bearing the Orwellian title of “Protecting Chicago” as he prepares to resist the potential surge of federal personnel, which could start as early as this week, according to some reports…
Betsy Brantner Smith to Newsmax: Chicago Mayor’s Order Is ‘Silly Nonsense’
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Chicago Mayor Going To War With Trump Over Possible Immigration Crackdown
Chicago Mayor Going To War With Trump Over Possible Immigration Crackdown Leftists in sanctuary cities and states are scrambling to stop Donald Trump's deportation efforts, but is there anything they can realistically do to interfere with operations to remove illegal aliens from the US? Short of going to war with the federal government and a majority of the American public, the answer is no. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced he is tak…
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