Overview

• Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an order instructing Chicago police not to work with National Guard troops or federal agents if they are sent to the city.
• The directive prohibits joint patrols or cooperation on immigration enforcement and requires officers to wear uniforms with faces uncovered to distinguish them from federal personnel.
• Johnson said the order is meant to prepare city employees and residents for how to respond, citing reports that federal action could come within days.
• The White House criticized the move, arguing Democrats should focus on reducing crime rather than staging public-relations gestures against the president.
• Prior deployments to Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles form the backdrop to a legal landscape that more tightly constrains presidential use of the National Guard than the deployment of federal agents such as ICE, as Chicago officials point to FBI data showing recent declines in violent crime.