Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order barring the Chicago Police Department from helping federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement, including patrols, traffic stops and checkpoints, during a planned federal surge. The mayor directed city departments to guard residents' constitutional rights amid the possibility of militarized immigration or National Guard deployment. He told reporters he does not take orders from the federal government and banned Chicago police from wearing face coverings used by federal ICE officers. Federal officials said the immigration surge could begin Sept. 5 and last about 30 days, focusing on immigration rather than a broad crime crackdown.
The Chicago Police Department will be barred from helping federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement or any related patrols, traffic stops and checkpoints during the surge, according to an executive order signed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The mayor directed all city departments to guard the constitutional rights of Chicago residents "amidst the possibility of imminent militarized immigration or National Guard deployment by the federal government."
The federal surge into Chicago could start as early as Sept. 5 and last about 30 days, according to two U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that had not been made public. The officials described the immigration crackdown as part of a larger effort to expand the federal law enforcement presence in major Democratic-run cities, as it did this summer in Los Angeles.
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