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The mayor of Chicago has signed an order detailing how the city will resist a potential immigration crackdown threatened by the Trump administration. “We do not need nor want an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation of our city,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat. The order directs city agencies on how to respond to possible immigration enforcement actions. Trump has …

Resistance is growing to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, with the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, signing an executive order to counter the president’s move. The order prevents the Chicago police department from collaborating with federal authorities on patrols, immigration enforcement, or conducting traffic stops and checkpoints. It also restricts officers from wearing face coverings to hide their identities. Johnson has …

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday afternoon aimed at holding federal law enforcement in the city to municipal rules on policing while also keeping tabs on new deployments and informing citizens of their rights. The order, the “Protecting Chicago Initiative,” comes after the Chicago Sun-Times first reported that Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago was being considered …

Chicago mayor says National Guard must unmask if deployed, urges Trump to ‘stand down’  Politico Chicago mayor signs order aimed at resisting Trump’s planned immigration crackdown  CNN Chicago Mayor Signs Order to Resist Trump Immigration Crackdown  Newsweek Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to sign executive order in response to Trump’s possible deployment of National Guard  ABC7 Chicago Troops Could Hurt Recovery Downtown — While Ignoring …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will sign an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. The mayor’s order provides guidance and directives to the city’s agencies and law enforcement “in the midst of escalating threats from the federal government.” …

The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after he says White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according to results posted by the town. His …

Alabama Man Once Barred From Office by Rivals Is Elected Mayor  The New York Times Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election  AP News Black Alabama Mayor Once Blocked by White Town Leaders Wins Reelection  Capital B News Patrick Braxton, the first Black mayor of an Alabama town who was once barred from office, secures election …

Another Democratic councilmember, Brianne Nadeau, of Ward 1, posted on X that “DC is under siege” from the federal government, with “armed military patrolling our streets & masked agents scooping up neighbors & taking them away.” “Our residents are afraid, hesitant to go out & to work, angry that our limited autonomy is being eroded. There is nothing welcome about …

As President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge approaches the end of its third week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working to quell the fear and anxiety it has created for some city residents. As President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge approaches the end of its third week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working to quell the fear and anxiety it …

D.C. mayor: “Masked ICE agents” and out-of-town National Guard are ineffective  Axios DC mayor says she ‘greatly appreciates’ Trump’s surge of federal officers but adds there is ‘break in trust’ with residents – live  The Guardian DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Holds Press Conference on Federal Presence in the District  C-SPAN DC mayor walks tightrope during update on federal law enforcement surge  NBC4 Washington Bowser …