Chicago mayor prohibits city police collaboration with National Guard amid Trump’s threats

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, signed an executive order on Saturday, in which the city police officers were banned from collaborating with National Guard soldiers or federal agents, if President Donald Trump followed his dangers to deploy him in Windy City.

Johnson said at a news conference with other city leaders, “This executive order clearly makes it clear that this President is not going to come to our police department and deput.”

The mayor’s order confirms that the Chicago police officers will continue to implement the state and local laws, but will not work on patrol, arrest, immigration enforcement or other law enforcement work with the National Guard or federal agents.

“We will protect our constitution, we will protect our city, and we will protect our people,” he said. “We don’t want to see tanks on our streets. We do not want to see families separately. We do not want the grandmother to be thrown into the back of the van. We do not want to disturb the homeless Chicago or disappear by federal agents.”

PRITZKER says’ Action will be completed with a response ‘after Trump threatened to send the National Guard to Chicago’

This order also instructs the police of the city to wear their official police uniforms, recognize themselves, follow the body camera processes and not wear masks so that they can clearly separate from any federal operation.

Johnson said, “The Chicago Police Department will not cooperate with military personnel on police patrolling or civil immigration enforcement.” “We will not have our police officers who are working hard for the President to reduce crime for committing traffic stops and posts.”

The order states that the deployment of federal military forces in Chicago without the consent of local authorities “weakens democratic criteria, violates the sovereignty of the city, threatens civil freedom, and increases violence rather than achieving peace.”

The order has come as Johnson and Illinois village. JB Pritzkar has quarreled with Trump over the capacity of National Guard soldiers, who are being deployed in Chicago to address crime in the city.

Johnson cited data showing this Violent offense There has been a decline in the previous year, with housewives and dacoits a dip of more than 30%, and shooting has declined by about 40%.

Pritzker has also warned Trump that “the action will be completed with a response” and that without the state request, a federal perfection will be “unconstitutional” and “United Nations-American”.

The mayor of Chicago called Trump’s National Guard Plan ‘most violation of our constitution’

Trump replied Last week for Democratic leaders, saying that Pritzkar “disabled” and Johnson “is no better.”

The White House on Saturday rejected Johnson’s order, claiming that Democrats were trying to reduce a biased issue to reduce the crime.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement to Reuters, “If these Democrats focus on fixing the crime in their cities instead of criticizing the President, their communities would be more secure,” the White House spokesman Abigail Jackson told the Reuters in a statement.

Johnson said on Saturday that he was considering any legal and legislative measures to stop the federal government, including possible cases.

“We will use courts if it is necessary,” Johnson said.

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According to Reuters, the previous deployment of the National Guard’s Chicago was coordinated with local authorities. The President’s right to deploy soldiers is limited under the US Act, although there is no restriction on sending ice agents or other federal law enforcement officers.

The danger to deploy Trump’s soldiers to Windy City comes after increasing the presence of federal law enforcement Washington DC, In an attempt to cut crime.

Hundreds of federal agents and National Guard soldiers have been deployed on DC streets as part of the district’s federal acquisition.

Reuters contributed to this report.