BRAZEN MOVE: Chicago’s Dem mayor announces ‘ICE-free zones’

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From Fox 32 Chicago: Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday signed an executive order creating “ICE-free zones” across Chicago, limiting the ability of federal immigration agents to use city property and private businesses as staging areas for enforcement actions.

The order covers schools, libraries, parks, and other city-owned spaces, and allows private establishments to voluntarily participate in a citywide network that protects residents from ICE operations without a valid warrant.

Each city property will have signage stating the following: “This property is owned and/or controlled by the City of Chicago. It may not be used for civil immigration enforcement, including as a: Staging area, processing location or operations base.”

Johnson said the measure is designed to safeguard Chicagoans’ safety, dignity, and constitutional rights.

Johnson posted a photo of himself signing the executive order and wrote, “We will not tolerate ICE agents violating our residents’ constitutional rights nor will we allow the federal government to disregard our local authority. ICE agents are detaining elected officials, tear-gassing protestors, children, and Chicago police officers, and abusing Chicago residents. We will not stand for that in our city. With this Executive Order, Chicago stands firm in protecting the Constitutional rights of our residents and immigrant communities and upholding our democracy.”

Mayor also cheered Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration of the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.

“I’m proud to stand with @GovPritzker and @ILAttyGeneral in filing a lawsuit to halt the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to our city. We reject any attempt to occupy Chicago and we will use every tool at our disposal to resist this federal overreach,” he wrote.

The Trump administration’s Rapid Response Team responded to a video of Johnson’s announcement, and wrote, “Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just announced he signed an executive order creating “ICE Free Zones” to ban ICE agents from city property. This is SICK. He is aiding and abetting criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, traffickers, and gang bangers.”

Johnson is being blasted by conservatives over the stunt.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote, “Has Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson read the Supremacy Clause? If not, he should do so. Immediately.”

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Tex.) wrote simply, “These people are sick.”

“Dude tries harder to protect illegals than he does the actual citizens of his city. Insane,” another X user declared.

Prominent X user “Viva Frei” suggested, “Now the Feds should cut ALL federal funding to Chicago. And prosecute @ChicagosMayor for aiding and abetting in concealing illegal aliens.”

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