Chicago Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday warned federal officers that he intends to force the Chicago Police Department to arrest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers if he thinks they are breaking the law.
The self-professed “progressive” mayor signed an executive order directing the Chicago Police Department to “investigate” ICE agents and file criminal referrals against them for alleged “misconduct.”
The order “creates a framework for public accountability in the event federal agents violate local or state law while operating in Chicago,” a city hall press release states.
“Nobody is above the law. There is no such thing as ‘absolute immunity’ in America,” Johnson exclaimed in the statement.
“The lawlessness of Trump’s militarized immigration agents puts the lives and well-being of every Chicagoan in immediate danger. With today’s order, 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 added.
“In the event of illegal misconduct by federal immigration agents, CPD supervisors will preserve evidence of the incident and, at the direction of the Mayor’s Office, make a referral of felony matters to the Cook County States Attorney,” the press release claimed.
