The White House called the mayor of Chicago “sick” and accused him of defending “rapists” and “killers” after he barred ICE agents from operating on city-owned property.
“Brandon Johnson just announced he signed an executive order creating ‘ICE Free Zones’ to ban ICE agents from city property,” the White House’s X account Rapid Response 47 wrote Monday morning.
“This is SICK. He is aiding and abetting criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, traffickers, and gang bangers,” the account added.
The furious post came shortly after Johnson announced an executive order blocking federal immigration officials from using city-owned spaces like parking lots — a response to Sunday’s news that President Trump had decided to deploy about 400 National Guard troops in the Windy City.
Johnson’s order is intended to complicate immigration enforcement plans by keeping federal agents from staging their operations on city property.
“Our school parking lots are not for ICE to load their weapons,” Johnson said.
“Our libraries are not for ICE to prepare for a raid,” he added. “Our parks are not for ICE to set up checkpoints.”
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