Chicago mayor prohibits city police collaboration with National Guard amid Trump’s threats

The Democrat from Chicago, Brandon Johnson, signed an executive order on Saturday, in which the city’s police officers prohibited the cooperation with National Guard troops or federal agents when President Donald Trump followed his threats Windy city.

“This executive order emphasizes that this president did not come in and put our police department in,” said Johnson at a press conference with other city leaders.

The mayor’s order confirms that the police officers of Chicago continue to enforce state and local laws, but will not work with the National Guard or the federal agents for patrols, arrests, immigration authorities or other law enforcement measures.

“We will protect our constitution, we will protect our city and protect our people,” he said. “We don’t want to see tanks in our streets. We don’t want families to be torn apart. We do not want grandmothers to not be in our back.

Pritzker says “Approach is encountered” after Trump has threatened to send the National Guard to Chicago

The command also indicates the city police to carry their official police uniforms, to continue to identify themselves, to follow the body cameras’ interventions and to carry no masks so that they can clearly differ from federal business.

“The police authority in Chicago will not work with military personnel on police patrols or a civilian immigration authority,” said Johnson. “We will not have our police officers who work hard every day to promote deputy crime in order to carry out traffic stops and control points for the president.”

The order says that the use of federal forces in Chicago without the consent of the local authorities undermines “democratic norms, violates the sovereignty of the city, threatens civil freedom and increases violence instead of securing peace.”

This order comes as Johnson and Illinois governor JB Pritzker have led Trump about the potential of troops from the National Guard to Chicago to tackle crime in the city.

Johnson has quoted data that is shown Violent crime Last year has decreased, including murders and robberies that have dropped by more than 30%, and the shootings that have dropped by almost 40%.

Pritzker has also warned Trump that “measures are met with an answer” and that a federal mission without the state’s request would be “unconstitutional” and “un -American”.

The Mayor of Chicago names Trump’s National Guard Plan as the “most firmer violation of our constitution”.

Trump replied To the democratic leaders last week by saying that Pritzker is “incompetent” and Johnson “no better”.

The White House dismissed Johnson’s command on Saturday and claimed that the Democrats tried to try to reduce crime on a party -political question.

“If these democrats concentrate on fixing crimes in their own cities instead of making advertising agents to criticize the president, their communities would be much safer,” said the spokeswoman for the White House, Abigail Jackson, in a statement to Reuters.

Johnson said on Saturday that he had considered any legal and legislative measures to terminate the Federal Government, including possible complaints.

“We will use the dishes if necessary,” said Johnson.

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According to Reuters, previous missions by the National Guard in Chicago were coordinated with local officials. The President’s authority to take troops is limited under the US law, although there are no restrictions on the shipping of ice agents or other federal government law enforcement officers.

Trump’s threat to use troops in the windy city Washington, DC, In an attempt to reduce the crime.

Hundreds of federal agents and National Guard troops were used as part of the federal takeover of the district on the streets of DC.

Reuters contributed to this report.