At council hearing, Chicago police say they’ve implemented mayor’s order to target ICE — 6 months later
<p>City officials were summoned to a testy City Council committee hearing Friday to provide answers about the delayed implementation of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s order directing cops to investigate potential crimes committed by federal immigration agents.</p><p>Members of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights spent about two hours peppering mayoral aides and police leaders with questions about Johnson’s <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/15/brandon-johnson-city-council-ice-immigration-midway-blitz" target="_blank" >“ICE on Notice”</a> executive order, asking what the decree has accomplished and what additional steps are needed to enforce it.</p><p>Police officials said the department had finalized internal procedures to implement the order, nearly five months after the mayor's <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/31/brandon-johnson-investigate-ice-prosecution-executive-order-chicago" target="_blank" >30-day deadline</a>. However, they wouldn’t say why it took so long.</p><p>“We value CPD and want to believe that officers are indeed here to preserve and protect our communities.
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<p>City officials were summoned to a testy City Council committee hearing Friday to provide answers about the delayed implementation of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s order directing cops to investigate potential crimes committed by federal immigration agents.</p><p>Members of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights spent about two hours peppering mayoral aides and police leaders with questions about Johnson’s <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/15/brandon-johnson-city-council-ice-immigration-midway-blitz" target="_blank" >“ICE on Notice”</a> executive order, asking what the decree has accomplished and what additional steps are needed to enforce it.</p><p>Police officials said the department had finalized internal procedures to implement the order, nearly five months after the mayor's <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/31/brandon-johnson-investigate-ice-prosecution-executive-order-chicago" target="_blank" >30-day deadline</a>. However, they wouldn’t say why it took so long.</p><p>“We value CPD and want to believe that officers are indeed here to preserve and protect our communities. But it is long past time for accountability to the public,” said Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), the committee chair.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-cf0000" name="image-cf0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3b9ffb5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x3436+0+324/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2F8c%2Fbd9bae4a4391819be4c33e99c5b7%2Fimmigrationhearing-260718-08.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d0e1aa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x3436+0+324/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2F8c%2Fbd9bae4a4391819be4c33e99c5b7%2Fimmigrationhearing-260718-08.JPG 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b390210/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x3436+0+324/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fed%2F8c%2Fbd9bae4a4391819be4c33e99c5b7%2Fimmigrationhearing-260718-08.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Ald.
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- <p>City officials were summoned to a testy City Council committee hearing Friday to provide answers about the delayed implementation of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s order directing cops to investigate potential crimes committed by federal immigration agents.</p><p>Members of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights spent about two hours peppering mayoral aides and police leaders with questions about Johnson’s <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/15/brandon-johnson-city-council-ice-immigration-midway-blitz" target="_blank" >“ICE on Notice”</a> executive order, asking what the decree has accomplished and what additional steps are needed to enforce it.</p><p>Police officials said the department had finalized internal procedures to implement the order, nearly five months after the mayor's <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/31/brandon-johnson-investigate-ice-prosecution-executive-order-chicago" target="_blank" >30-day deadline</a>. However, they wouldn’t say why it took so long.</p><p>“We value CPD and want to believe that officers are indeed here to preserve and protect our communities.
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At council hearing, Chicago police say they’ve implemented mayor’s order to target ICE — 6 months later
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