City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute
The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a potential mayoral veto.
City Council blocks bid to roll back Chicago's protections for undocumented immigrants
Two of the council's more conservative alders wanted to allow CPD to work with federal immigration authorities in cases where undocumented immigrants have been arrested or convicted of certain crimes.
Chicago City Council votes to block change to Welcoming City Ordinance
The Chicago City Council voted to block a proposal to allow city police to cooperate more with federal immigration enforcement on Wednesday.
Chicago Mulls Vote on Amendment to Weaken Welcoming City Rules
Chicago is considering whether a measure to scale back its sanctuary city rule should go to a council vote, a move that comes less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Activists protest proposed changes to Chicago's sanctuary city ordinance
The amendment to the Welcoming City Ordinance would allow Chicago Police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they have arrested an undocumented immigrant for certain crimes.
City Council blocks effort to amend Chicago's sanctuary city ordinance
The council, without debate, voted 39-11 during the first meeting of the year to block the measure put forth by Alds. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) and Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward) to create carve-outs in the ordinance establishing Chicago as a sanctuary city.
Chicago City Council blocks effort to weaken immigrant protections ahead of Trump inauguration
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday headed off an effort to weaken municipal immigrant protections, as the country prepares for a second Trump presidential administration. City councilors voted 39-11 in favor of tabling a measure that would have amended Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance,
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The incoming Trump White House and “sanctuary” jurisdictions have staked out opposing ground on immigration. A core ...
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