Today, Mayor Johnson Announces & Signs An Executive Order: The "Protecting Chicago Initiative"
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"The Iniitiative will ensure:
-- every Chicagoan knows their rights
-- every single family is prepared
-- every part of city government is directed to protect the people of Chicago from federal action
The Initiative directs:
-- every department of law to pursue any and every legal mechanism to hold this administration accountable for violating the rights of Chicagoans
The Initiative affirms that:
-- the Chicago Police Department will not collaborate with military personnel on police patrols or civil immigration enforcement
-- we will not have our police officers ... deputized to do traffic stops and checkpoints for the president
-- CPD officers will be directed to wear CPD uniforms and refrain from wearing masks so that residents can clearly distinguish them from federal agents...
My team and I have spoken with the governor, the country president, and with our federal delegation, and we are in complete alignment. The time for action is now...."