Chicago Police to Launch Probe into ICE Agents Misconduct

2026-02-01 03:48:13

(MENAFN) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has enacted an executive directive commanding city police to investigate and catalog alleged federal immigration officer violations for potential criminal charges.

"We are putting ICE on notice in our city. Chicago will not sit idly by while Trump floods federal agents into our communities and terrorizes our residents," Johnson declared in a Saturday statement.

The mayor asserted the order establishes Chicago as America's first municipality pursuing legal accountability for purported federal immigration agent misconduct.

Johnson accused federal immigration operatives of violating constitutional protections, undermining community stability, and provoking dangerous confrontations while operating beyond local or civilian accountability mechanisms.

The measure arrives days after nine local district attorneys launched a coalition targeting prosecution of federal law enforcement personnel who violate state statutes, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul simultaneously proposed legislation prohibiting cooperation pacts between local police departments and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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