Chicago (AP) – As President Donald Trump I’ll threaten to expand Immigrant attacks and developments National GuardChicago has become the newest flashpoint, though wider National Struggle The federal government is beyond what it can urge local governments to cooperate with the immigration agenda.
The challenges are serious for the Chicago Police Department. The troops must preserve the public safety of the already tense city, avoiding the appearance of working on it Federal Immigration Authoritystances that could erode community trust Illuminate a new protest.
The same balance method has faced other metropolitan sectors in recent months. With local police in Los Angeles Washington DC. , experts were drawn into difficult arrangements with federal agencies that left residents were wary and sometimes undermined public confidence in the police.
Now Chicago Find yourself on the same pathIllinois Governor J.B. Pretzker opposes the deployment of the National Guard, requiring city officials on how the added federal presence can reconstruct the dynamics on the ground. Policing experts warn results that may warn Chicago police may determine whether they can maintain reliability Immigration Community It is likely that they will be targeted by a president who has decided to demonstrate their strength.
“What the Trump administration is doing here is to engage with federal police in a way that really tears apart at the seams between the community and law enforcement,” said Naina Gupta, Director of Policy for the U.S. Council of Immigration. “These types of standoffs and controversial practices undermine public safety.”
Sanctuary City Conflict
In the course of the Trump administration’s immigration surge, Chicago officials have repeatedly reaffirmed the city’s so-called Sanctuary Policy It was a place for 40 years. But as fear grew in pressuring US immigration and customs enforcement measures, the city mayor shun details about how local police will navigate tensions on the ground.
Chicago’s policy prohibits local law enforcement from asking or detaining anyone about immigration status or ice support, such as securing the boundaries of attacks, transporting detainees, and sharing information about undocumented immigration.
Mayor Brandon Johnson signed Presidential Order Last week, city police declared they would not work with federal immigration agents. Also, Chicago officials must wear uniforms Do not wear a mask “It clearly distinguishes them from federal agents.”
“We’re not going to have police officers working hard every day to drive off crimes acting on behalf of presidential traffic stops and checkpoints,” Johnson said before signing the order.
Craig Foterman, a law professor at the University of Chicago, said cooperation between ICE and local officials would undermine public trust and blur the lines between agencies.
“It can be really annoying,” Futterman said. “There’s what the sanctuary city is supposed to be working on paper and what actually happens.”
Betrayed between protesters and ice officials
Gupta said Chicago police must coordinate with federal agencies to some extent to respond to protests against immigrant raids and detention.
In the meantime, city officials say they follow a similar strategy to those set up around 2024. Democratic National Conferencecity overtime cost around $27 million.
ICE detained at least 10 Chicagoans at the Immigration Bureau on June 4, drawing dozens of protesters and elected local officials onto the streets outside. Police originally didn’t know that it was an immigration lawsuit and left after realising it, officials said.
Some protesters and local elected officials claimed they saw Chicago officials clear the ice agent’s paths and protect the vehicles. Chicago City Council members requested an internal investigation into the actions of officers.
Similar tensions are taking place in California The protesters clashed In June, along with federal immigration authorities, urged Trump to deploy thousands National Guard In Los Angeles despite local government objections.
Los Angeles police conducted hundreds of arrests and disbandment demonstrations, including where ice agents were raiding.
Rose Quison Bilazar, a professor at Rutgers University Law School, said the Sanctuary City policy “does not mean that local police officers will stand between ice officers and non-citizens.”
But it is also uncertain whether local officials will not agree to interacting with federal agents’ protesters.
“Do they have the power to intervene?” asked the futures. “These are really difficult legal questions. It’s really difficult situations.”
Local police and national security interactions are not clearly defined
Chuck Wexler, executive director of The Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, said local police leaders are used to working with federal authorities, including a joint task force aimed at terrorism, drugs, or organized crime. However, when the National Guard is deployed in Chicago, its role in implementing local policing is not clearly defined.
Thursday, District of Columbia Sued to stop President Donald Trump’s development The National Guard between him Law enforcement intervention There.
“When it comes to the National Guard as police, they have traditionally helped law enforcement support in supporting functions such as natural disasters, large-scale obstruction, and traffic and crowd control,” Wexler said. “I don’t remember the National Guard that was deployed to directly address everyday crime issues.”
Chicago Police Principal Larry Snelling said he is asking for more communication from federal authorities, “We are not scared and we don’t cause any confusion on the streets.”
In Philadelphia, District Attorney Larry Krasner said the Trump administration’s use of the National Guard poses a threat to the successful prosecution of crimes, with witness statements being dumped and evidence being suppressed.
“None of these people are trained in the procedure of collecting evidence,” Krasner said. “None of them are trained in Miranda’s warnings. None of them have been trained in Fourth Amendment rights and procedures, illegal searches and seizures.”
Kenneth Corey, former department head of the New York City Police Department, warned that a surge in resources like the National Guard will lead to artificial and often temporary cuts in crime.
“Whenever we surge such resources because it has deterrent effects and therefore crime is reduced immediately,” said Corey, who currently works at the Academy of Policing Leadership at the University of Chicago Crime Lab.
“But the problem is that it’s short-lived. It can’t be maintained. When they leave, the crime comes back. You’re not dealing with the root cause of the crime.”
