Overview
- Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled the ICE Accountability Project on Thursday as an independent, public-facing archive of alleged criminal and abusive conduct by federal immigration agents.
- Lightfoot said the effort will focus on actions linked to Operation Midway Blitz and will collect reports involving ICE and Customs and Border Protection personnel.
- The project aims to preserve evidence, increase transparency and accountability, and identify agents accused of unlawful conduct.
- Lightfoot cited the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week as a catalyst, alongside recent Chicago-area cases.
- Details on procedures and scope are pending, with Lightfoot signaling more information at a Thursday morning news conference.