Mayor Brandon Johnson will sign an executive order detailing how the city will resist federal immigration enforcement. The order provides guidance for city agencies and law enforcement and affirms that Chicago police will not collaborate with federal agents on joint patrols, arrest operations, or other civil immigration enforcement. City departments are directed to pursue all available legal and legislative avenues to resist coordinated federal efforts. Federal officials have requested military support and indicated plans to target Chicago with increased ICE and Border Patrol operations. Numerous agents and equipment may be sent to Chicago as soon as next week to increase arrests of undocumented immigrants.
Brandon Johnson will set out guidance for the city's agencies and law enforcement, CNN reported, in the midst of escalating threats from the federal government. Last week, the White House requested that a US military base on the outskirts of Chicago be made available to assist with immigration operations, as the Trump administration plans a broader takeover of Democratic-run sanctuary cities.
Johnson's order affirms that Chicago police will not collaborate with federal agents on joint law enforcement patrols, arrest operations, or other law enforcement duties including civil immigration enforcement, CNN reported. It also says city departments should pursue all available legal and legislative avenues to resist coordinated efforts from the federal government. On Thursday, Tom Homan, the administration's border czar, said Chicago, along with a number of other cities, would soon be targeted in a planned immigration crackdown.
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