US EditionIn Chicago, thousands protest against threat of ICE, National Guard deployment
Mayor Brandon Johnson and city officials oppose President Trump's threatened deployment, with 5,000 to 10,000 protesters rallying to defend Chicago's sanctuary city policies and legal rights.
- On Monday in downtown Chicago, thousands of protesters packed the streets near downtown Chicago, with organisers estimating 5,000 to 10,000 attendees against threats of National Guard and immigration deployments.
- Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday directing Chicago police not to collaborate with federal agents and National Guard troops, as city and state leaders prepared legal measures challenging the deployment citing the U.S. Constitution and a 19th‑century law.
- Protesters voiced specific concerns that Trump's threat to send National Guard troops and additional ICE agents raised fears of violence, while immigrant rights groups hired attorneys and launched trainings; Yvonne Spears, 67, said, `There is a crime problem` but the National Guard should protect residents.
- Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed Chicago would resist federal encroachment, and a 2025 University of Chicago survey reported half of Chicago residents feel unsafe at night, though many protesters felt safe on Monday.
- The march was one of roughly 1,000 'Workers over Billionaires' protests nationwide on Labor Day, as Chicago demonstrators resisted deployments like those in Los Angeles and Washington DC amid President Donald Trump's threats.
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Chicago mayor ahead of expected immigration crackdown: ‘No federal troops’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) rebuked President Trump’s potential deployment of the National Guard to the Windy City, telling the crowd on Monday that the city’s leaders will “protect” the “humanity” of its residents. “No federal troops in the city of Chicago. No militarized force in the city of Chicago,” Johnson said during the “Workers…
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