Time - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday instructing city departments not to collaborate with an anticipated deployment of National Guard troops by President Donald Trump as part of a federal immigration crackdown.
The order instructed for Chicago Police not to wear masks, and not to “collaborate with federal agents on joint law enforcement patrols, arrest operations, or other law enforcement duties including civil immigration enforcement.”
All city departments, it added, “are prohibited from participating in any enforcement actions aimed at violating Chicagoan's rights to peacefully assemble and protest. ”
The mayor's order said that the city “will pursue all available legal and legislative avenues to counter coordinated efforts from the federal government that violate the rights of the City and its residents, including the Constitutional rights to peacefully assemble and protest and the right to due process.”
Speaking at a city hall press event to announce the order, Johnson described his measures as “the most sweeping campaign of any city in the country to protect ourselves from the threats and actions of this out-of-control administration”.
“We will protect our constitution. We will protect our city. And we will protect our people. We do not want to see tanks in our streets. We do not want to see families ripped apart,” he said, adding that the executive order would “ensure that every Chicagoan knows their rights, that every single family is prepared, and every part of city government is directed to protect the people of Chicago from federal action.”
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