Chicago Mayor breaks through Trump administrator for ice raids: ‘True anxiety in the air’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused President Donald Trump of “trying to make us surrender his humanity” as he extinguished the White House for Tuesday US Customs and Immigration ExecutorT operations that take place in his city.
More than 100 people in the region have been detained from ice and federal authorities started their raids On Sunday, the Chicago Police Supervisor Larry Snelling said.
“What this administration tries to do is trying to make us hand over our humanity. We will not do it in Chicago,” Johnson told reporters on Tuesday.
“You know, look, every administration, by the way, deported individuals from our country, every administration,” Democrat added, but he claimed that “there is a real goal here to fear fear of the American people.”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, criticizes ICE operations that started on Sunday in his city. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Johnson did not answer him when asked about the call of Republicans in a house inviting him to testify to the sanctuary policies next month and their influence on public security. Instead, he refused the city’s Attorney General, who said they were reviewing the invitation.
“I stand today with the full power of the authorities to show that Chicago is a welcome city. No matter who is in the White House, Chicago is a city that opens its hands to people from all over the world, “Johnson said at the beginning of his remarks.” We will continue to protect civil and human rights, and we welcome all individuals and families who want to work, live and progress here in our beloved city. The City Welcome Rulebook is the law, which is the law of the country here in Chicago. ”
“There is a federal law that clearly states if you are unfathomable and convicted of the crime, you are subject to deportation. It is the law. I fully expect the federal government to support the law,” he said. “Since the City of Welcome simply states that our local police department will not behave as federal agents. There is clear the powers there.”
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ICE agents knock on the door of residence during multi-agencical target surgery in Chicago on Sunday, January 26. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Since August 2022, Chicago has welcomed almost 52,000 migrants, according to city data. The cumulative overall city that spent the city on the “mission of new arrivals” by December 2024. It was $ 629.9 million.
At one point Johnson pulled his finger at White house, To say “I think what is clear of this administration that they do not have a full pulse or the breadth of what people in America invite.”
“How will we put food on their table? There is no answer from this administration. How will we ensure that our communities have affordable homes? This is not the answer of this administration. How will we lower the prices of food? Not the answer of this administration,” he said.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson claims Trump’s administration is trying to “throw out fear in the American people.” (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
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In the end, Johnson said that there is “real anxiety” in Chicago and “just as we dealt with the crisis on the border when the Republican Party attacked our city, sending buses [of migrants there] We did not announce it without announcement. We will go through this moment and we will pass together. ”
Fox News’ Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.
