Mayor Lightfoot Says CPD Will Not 'Cooperate With Or Facilitate Any ICE Enforcement Actions'
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the Chicago Police Department "will not cooperate with or facilitate any ICE enforcement actions."
According to The Washington Post, President Trump directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to conduct a "mass roundup" of migrant families with deportation orders. The operation is stated to likely begin on Sunday in major U.S. cities.
At the direction of @chicagosmayor, no city data - including all CPD law enforcement data & records - will be shared with federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents. Supt. Eddie Johnson has also ordered CPD not to participate in any deportation raids. pic.twitter.com/34Cz61lFHf
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) June 21, 2019
In a statement Lightfoot said, "We are all aware of the threat from President Trump regarding raids by ICE, and in response, Chicago has taken concrete steps to support our immigrant communities."
Lightfoot said with her direction, CPD has "terminated ICE's access to CPD's databases related to federal immigration enforcement activities."
The mayor said she has personally spoken with ICE leadership in Chicago and voiced her strong objection to any raids.
"Chicago will always be a welcoming city and a champion for the rights of our immigrant and refugee communities, and I encourage any resident in need of legal aid to contact the National Immigrant Justice Center," Ligthfoot stated.