Mayor Brandon Johnson will not direct ICE misdeeds for charges, following prosecutor criticism

'Not true': Chicago Mayor Johnson's ICE order has his own prosecutors up in arms

Cook County State's Attorney's Office says it didn't collaborate with Johnson on anti-ICE executive order.

Is Chicago’s Mayor a Liar, Dense or Both? – Chicago Contrarian

"The latest case in point is Johnson’s grandstanding executive order aimed at 'laying the groundwork' to prosecute federal immigration agents — specifically Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection — for alleged criminal misconduct in Chicago. ... It was bold. It was defiant. It was also, almost certainly, nonsense."

Mayor Johnson says he's not trying to control which ICE abuse cases get referred to state's attorney

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he’s not trying to control which cases documenting alleged abuse by federal agents get referred for potential prosecution by the state’s attorney’s office, but maintained he has the right to direct the Chicago Police Department to gather evidence.State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has argued that Johnson’s executive order attempting to hold federal immigration agents accountable for alleged abuses is “wholly…

Mayor Brandon Johnson will not direct ICE misdeeds for charges, following prosecutor criticism

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said he will not refer alleged cases of misconduct by federal immigration agents to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, following criticism by the top prosecutor that his “ICE on notice” executive order would politicize investigations. Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke released a memo last week saying Johnson’s decree would jeopardize her office’s ability to secure convictions. Johnson told…

Mayor Johnson says he’s not trying to control which ICE abuse cases get referred to state’s attorney

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he’s not trying to control which cases documenting alleged abuse by federal agents get referred for potential prosecution by the state’s attorney’s office, but maintained he has the right to direct the Chicago Police Department to gather evidence. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has argued that Johnson’s executive order attempting to hold federal immigration agents accountable for alleged abuses is “wholl…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not direct ICE misdeeds for charges, following prosecutor criticism

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said he will not refer alleged cases of misconduct by federal immigration agents to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, following criticism by the top prosecutor that his “ICE on notice” executive order…