CHICAGO (WGN) – Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke on Friday evening criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson’s executive order regarding police and immigration.
Last weekend, the mayor signed an “ICE On Notice” order, calling on Chicago police to investigate any illegal activity committed by federal immigration agents.
It also directs local law enforcement to refer evidence of felony violations by federal agents to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
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“Nobody is above the law. There is no such thing as ‘absolute immunity’ in America,” Johnson said upon signing the executive order. “The lawlessness of Trump’s militarized immigration agents puts the lives and well-being of every Chicagoan in immediate danger. With today’s order, we are putting ICE on notice in our city. Chicago will not sit idly by while Trump floods federal agents into our communities and terrorizes our residents.”…