Chicago mayor reiterates opposition to incoming Trump admin's immigration reform

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, connected Sunday, doubled down connected his vow to reason President-elect Trump's sweeping betterment aimed astatine removing unsafe amerciable immigrants accused of crimes from the U.S. erstwhile helium returns to the Oval Office connected Monday.

In mentation for a alteration successful national administration, the mayor’s bureau has assured the metropolis would proceed to comply with the 2017 Illinois Trust Act, which prohibits section instrumentality enforcement from participating successful national migration enforcement.

On Sunday, his absorption continued to ringing large and clear.

"Chicago stands strong: careless of the circumstances, our committedness to protecting and supporting this metropolis remains unwavering," Johnson wrote successful a societal media post. "We volition proceed to combat for the justness and information of each who telephone this spot home."

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The politician besides shared comments helium made backmost successful November, aft Trump won the election.

In a astir infinitesimal and 10 2nd clip, Johnson said helium and different metropolis officials were going to support the radical of Chicago, telling those successful attendance Trump’s threats are not conscionable toward caller arrivals and undocumented families, but besides Black families.

He besides accused Trump of wanting to destruct nationalist acquisition and "leveling opportunities for families who are descendants of slaves."

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"We’re going to basal up, and we’re going to support undocumented individuals," Johnson said. "We’re going to support Black folks, brownish folks, Asian folks… Listen, the anti-sentiment that exists successful this governmental abstraction is unconscionable and it’s dangerous.

"Whether it’s anti-Black oregon antisemitic, we’re going to support people, and we’re going to put successful people," Johnson continued. "The metropolis of Chicago volition beryllium better, stronger and safer contempt who’s successful the White House."

Johnson’s bureau did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for remark connected the matter.

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Chicago residents ripped Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to his look during a City Council gathering convened to ballot connected his caller spot taxation hike proposal. (Reuters/Vincent Alban)

Earlier this month, Johnson released guidelines for however to grip visits from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), should officials from the bureau participate metropolis property.

Johnson’s guidelines advise, "Contact your bureau oregon department’s designated lawyer oregon wide counsel for further guidance. Contact the highest ranking authoritative oregon designated supervisor onsite and bash not instrumentality immoderate enactment until that idiosyncratic arrives." 

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Migrants get successful Chicago from Texas successful 2022. (Fox News)

The guidance says to request copies of warrants, not to consent to ICE entering "any backstage oregon ‘sensitive’ locations," but not to interfere with immoderate search, adjacent if refused. There are further recommendations, including taking notes and keeping contemporaneous written records.

Tens of thousands of amerciable immigrants are residing successful Chicago, contempt residents pleading with metropolis officials astir however determination are not capable resources to supply for them. More than 20,000 migrants person arrived successful the metropolis since August 2022, according to erstwhile reports from Fox 32 Chicago, and thousands are successful shelters.

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Sheltering migrants has drawn ire from residents aft it has reportedly outgo the metropolis $574.5 cardinal since August 2022. At a erstwhile metropolis assembly gathering connected December 3rd, residents objected to an astir $60 cardinal spot taxation summation that was projected to assistance officials flooded a $1 cardinal fund shortfall by the extremity of past year.

Fox News Digital’s Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report.