Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order creating «ICE-free zones» on city property to block President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday prohibiting federal immigration agents from using city-owned property for immigration enforcement operations, as the Trump administration deploys National Guard troops to Illinois.
Johnson established the «ICE-free zones» — referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of his Protecting Chicago Initiative, rejecting President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown and deportation rollout in the city.
«Today, we are signing an executive order aimed at reining in this out-of-control administration», Johnson said during a news conference on Monday. «The order establishes ICE-free zones. That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as staging grounds for these raids.»
«The Trump administration must end the war on Chicago», Johnson said. «The Trump administration must end this war against Americans. The Trump administration must end its attempt to dismantle our democracy.»
During his remarks, Johnson accused the «extreme right» of refusing to accept the results of the Civil War, when slavery was abolished.
