Johnson said the order directs the city’s law department to use “every legal mechanism” to block Trump’s potential deployment plan.
Johnson added later that he would use “every single tool that is at our disposal, and that includes the courts.”
Johnson said the executive order lays out several additional directives beyond challenging Trump’s potential deployment plan. Among them are rules clarifying what, if any, assistance Chicago police officers may provide to federal law enforcement, as well as prohibitions on concealing their faces or covering the Chicago Police Department’s insignia while in uniform.
The mayor said these measures were designed to ensure transparency and accountability in the event of federal operations taking place in the city, NBC reported. Continue reading…
