"We are putting ICE on notice in our city. Chicago will not sit idly by while Trump floods federal agents into our communities and terrorizes our residents, Johnson said in a statement, referring to President Donald Trump's controversial immigration enforcement efforts around the country."
"We need to send a clear message: If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice, Johnson said shortly before signing the so-called Ice On Notice executive order."
Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order directing Chicago Police to investigate and document alleged misconduct by federal immigration officers and to gather evidence for potential prosecution. The order requires preservation of body-camera footage, attempts to identify the federal supervisory officer on scene, completion of reports on alleged misconduct, and immediate summoning of emergency medical services. The initiative, labeled Ice On Notice, frames Chicago as the first city to set groundwork to prosecute ICE and Border Patrol agents for criminal misconduct. The action follows a coalition of nine district attorneys and New York proposals limiting local cooperation with ICE amid recent deadly federal enforcement incidents in Minnesota.
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