Brandon Johnson gives police ‘clear procedure’ to follow if they witness or get reports of agents involved in illegal activity
Chicago’s mayor Brandon Johnson has ordered Chicago police to investigate and document alleged illegal activity by federal immigration (ICE) agents in the city, a move that will escalate tensions over jurisdiction between local and federal authorities.
The executive order, titled ICE on Notice, gives Chicago police “clear procedure” to follow if they witness or receive reports of ICE agents involved in illegal activity and refer evidence of potential violations to city prosecutors.
“Nobody is above the law,” Johnson said in a statement on Twitter/X. “With today’s order, we are putting ICE on notice in our city. Chicago is leading the way as the first city to create infrastructure for holding ICE and CBP agents accountable for crimes against our communities”.
The order comes as a federal judge order denied Minnesota’s bid to temporarily block the immigration crackdown, rejecting an argument that the federal immigration crackdown in the state did not violate the 10th amendment of the constitution which limits federal power.
