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He chicago police The department said Monday it will not help with impending deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Windy City, as President Trump vows to impose sweeping border security policies across the country.
President Trump returned to the White House on Monday and during his inauguration laid out plans to address problems related to illegal immigration and a weakened border.
“First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. All illegal entry will immediately stop and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens to the places from which they came,” Trump said, adding that he will end the capture and liberation and will send troops to the southern border to repel what he called the “disastrous invasion of our country.” “By invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, I will direct our government to use the full power of federal and state law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks, bringing devastating crime to American soil.” , including our cities and urban centres”.
But despite President Trump’s promise to expel dangerous illegal immigrants and send them back to their countries, Chicago officials made their own promise not to follow through.
CHICAGO MAYOR REITERATES OPPOSITION TO ADMINISTRATOR TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION REFORM
Anti-Trump activists protest in Chicago’s Loop on Donald Trump’s inauguration day, Monday, January 20, 2025. (Armando L. Sánchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
chicago police He said the municipal code includes legislation that prevents them from helping federal immigration authorities with enforcement based on immigration status. The department also noted that it does not document immigration status or share people’s immigration status with federal authorities.
City ordinance requires a supervisor to respond to the scene if an immigration agency requests assistance with a civil immigration enforcement operation.
If the request is to assist in civil immigration law enforcement, the supervisor will deny the request, but if it is not related to civil immigration law, the supervisor will cause appropriate law enforcement action to be taken.
Chicago Police Department vehicle on city streets. (Photo via Getty Images)
“To be clear, the Chicago Police Department will not assist or intervene in civil immigration law enforcement in accordance with the City of Chicago Municipal Code,” the police department’s statement read. “As always, we will continue to enforce the law if a crime occurs, regardless of the citizenship status of those involved.”
The police department issued the statement a day after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson doubled down on his promise to oppose Trump’s sweeping reform aimed at expelling dangerous illegal immigrants accused of crimes from the United States when he returns to office. .
The mayor’s office assured that the city would continue to comply with the Illinois Trust Act of 2017, which prohibits local authorities from participating in federal immigration law enforcement.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed not to help federal agencies with immigration enforcement. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
“Chicago remains steadfast: regardless of the circumstances, our commitment to protecting and supporting this city remains unwavering,” Johnson wrote in a social media post. “We will continue to fight for justice and the safety of all who call this place home.”
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants reside in Chicago, even though residents plead with city officials that there are not enough resources to support them. More than 20,000 migrants have arrived in the city since August 2022, according to previous reports from Fox 32 Chicagoand thousands are in shelters.
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Sheltering immigrants has drawn the ire of residents after it has reportedly cost the city $574.5 million since August 2022. At a previous city council meeting on Dec. 3, residents opposed a roughly $60 million property tax increase that was proposed to help officials overcome a Billion dollar budget deficit at the end of last year.
Fox News Digital’s Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report.
