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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Directs Local Police to Investigate "Rogue, Reckless" ICE Agents

2026-02-03 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing Chicago police to investigate reports of illegal activity conducted by ICE and other federal immigration agents. The move came in the aftermath of Trump’s so-called Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago late last year, when masked agents flooded neighborhoods, snatching residents off the streets as part of Trump’s mass deportation campaign. “What this executive order is doing is showing up for the people of Chicago, … creating a model for the rest of the country,” Johnson tells Democracy Now! Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@christlikesoon 2026-02-03

This is wonderful! Hold them accountable!!!

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@donnacollins1356 2026-02-03

Thank you for making the step and leading the way going forward You ROCK CHICAGO, I remember very well that father of two being gunned down after dropping them off to school ICE claimed he ran over one of them,Yet he was seen walking around afterwards We should have clamped down then and stood by him to get those two in prison

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@FishOfTheSea 2026-02-03

Hope to see NYC follow suit

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@Tadaia 2026-02-04

Thank you Democracy Now and thank you Mayor Johnson for leading the way!!

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@selalewis9189 2026-02-03

Don’t be surprised if they don’t find anything. Your local police are an extension of federal police. Right now, this is good PR for them. They want to give us the impression they’re not the monsters right in our backyard, so they want to make themselves look good compared to ICE. They’re still horrible. And in Chicago, their police department is military sized. Chicago also has a ghost prison. This is still a local problem.

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@AeOdin 2026-02-04

it is not enough to stop what never should have been done... when dealing with crimes by law enforcement, or those acting as such. one must hold to account all who broke such oaths, all the way up and out the chains of command. chains of command must hold the constitution.

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@Ruben-j4p9q 2026-02-03

Chicago Mayor is a JIVE TURKEY!

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@dannydenison6253 2026-02-04

This Mayor is standing up. I'm so proud. Solidarity!

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@ronriley2907 2026-02-06

As expected, great reporting!

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@dadachingonodell6511 2026-02-07

Chicago PD has refused this ridiculous order from this ridiculous Mayor. One foolish Mayor after another in that place.

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