Chicago mayor creates 'ICE-free zones' to block federal agents from city property

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 ICE as part of his Protecting Chicago Initiative rejecting President Donald Trump s crime crackdown and deportation rollout in the city Nowadays we are signing an executive order aimed at reining in this out-of-control administration Johnson declared 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 As Chicago seeks to thwart ICE's deportation efforts Johnson and Illinois Gov JB Pritzker filed a lawsuit Monday attempting to block the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Illinois PRITZKER SUES TRUMP TO BLOCK NATIONAL GUARD ACTION IN ILLINOIS The Trump administration must end the war on Chicago Johnson commented The Trump administration must end this war against Americans The Trump administration must end its attempt to dismantle our democracy WHITE HOUSE MOCKS 'SLOB' PRITZKER AFTER HE REJECTS TRUMP'S NATIONAL GUARD PLANDuring his remarks Johnson accused the extreme right of refusing to accept the results of the Civil War when slavery was abolished They have repeatedly called for a rematch but in the coming weeks we will use this opportunity to build greater resistance Chicagoans are clear that militarizing our troops in our city as justification to further escalate a war in Chicago will not be tolerated he revealed The right wing in this country wants a rematch of the Civil War Johnson repeated during the news conference Johnson reported Chicago would not tolerate ICE agents violating our residents constitutional rights or the Trump administration's disregard for local authority With this executive order Chicago stands firm in protecting the constitutional rights of our residents and immigrant communities and upholding our democracy Johnson announced Johnson has directed Chicago agencies and departments to identify spaces within the next five days that have been targeted during ICE raids and post a clear message to federal immigration officers that the city-owned property would not be used for immigration enforcement including as a staging area processing location or operations base If the federal regime violates this executive order we will take them to court Johnson mentioned urging Trump to leave Chicago the freak alone Pritzker long considered a prospective presidential candidate mentioned Sunday that he refused to comply with the Trump administration's ultimatum to deploy Illinois National Guard troops calling it absolutely outrageous and un-American We must now start calling this what it is Trump s invasion Pritzker commented After Pritzker refused to deploy his own troops Texas Gov Greg Abbott authorized Trump to send Texas National Guard members to Illinois and Oregon The White House ridiculed Pritzker on Monday for rejecting Trump's deployment of national guardsmen to Illinois to combat crime Chicago is descending into lawlessness and chaos because this slob cares more about boosting his anti-Trump creds on X than he does about making his city safe White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson reported Fox News Digital Pritzker should be ashamed of himself she mentioned The White House and the Department of Homeland Assurance did not without delay respond to Fox News Digital's comment request