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Chicago Mayor Targets Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Tactics

1/31/2026

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ordered police to document aggressive federal immigration enforcement to build prosecution cases.
The order requires recording use of force and reporting violations of state or local law during immigration operations.
Johnson cited fatal shootings involving immigration agents as justification.
The move accompanies a broader response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies after Operation Midway Blitz.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ordered police to document aggressive federal immigration enforcement to build prosecution cases.
The order requires recording use of force and reporting violations of state or local law during immigration operations.
Johnson cited fatal shootings involving immigration agents as justification.
The move accompanies a broader response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies after Operation Midway Blitz.