CHICAGO - The Chicago Police Department advised officers not to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security, particularly in situations involving immigration arrests, according to an internal department memo obtained by Fox News.
Instead of assisting DHS upon request, officers are instructed to wait for their supervisor to arrive, the memo said. Once the supervisor arrives, “if the request is to assist with an immigration arrest or detention, CPD personnel will leave the scene as directed by the CPD supervisor,” according to the
memo.
CPD confirmed the memo came from an internal superior but would not say if the directive came from the mayor. The mayor’s office has not responded to requests for comment from Fox News.
Chicago police sources told Fox News that officers have historically assisted federal agents and this new policy puts CPD and DHS agents in potentially dangerous situations.
CPD confirmed the memo came from an internal superior but would not say if the directive came from the mayor.
“See what happens when that happens and a DHS agent is injured because of a lack of response by CPD. Sickening what’s happening here,” a ranking CPD source told Fox News.
“You’ll not find a single real police officer that would refuse to assist another agency,” another law enforcement source told Fox News.
For years, Chicago has been a sanctuary city under former Mayor Rahm Emanuel and current Mayor Lori Lightfoot. But this new directive goes a step further by instructing, in writing, that the city’s police force no longer immediately assist DHS.
Police sources told Fox News in certain scenarios DHS might make requests for CPD protection, manpower or to assist in large raids.
At an immigration rally last week, Lightfoot said Immigration and Customs Enforcement has de-legitimized itself by being the “political arm” of the Trump campaign.
“We will never, ever succumb to the racist, xenophobic rhetoric of ICE,” Lightfoot said. “We will continue to ban ICE from having access to any CPD databases. We’ll not allow any CPD officer to cooperate with anything related to ICE and its immigration raids.”
Fox News’ Judge Andrew Napolitano said the city of Chicago is within its constitutional rights not to immediately assist DHS.
“The Supreme Court has ruled that a state or local government is free to refrain from enforcing federal law,” Napolitano wrote.
So the Chicago Police are NOT to enforce the laws, even when they are witness to individuals wanted for violations of federal law. Rather, they should leave the scene, a leave the undocumented immigrant for taxpaying Chicagoans to support them, house them, provide medical care for them and ensure they get a better place in line with financial assistance and placement in secondary education institutions. And everyone thinks Trump is goofy?
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DeleteYou've got it all right except for the undocumented immigrant part. They are Illegal Aliens.
DeleteChicago has become a banana republic.
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DeleteTragic we have this new mayor who could care less about illegal alien crime. This past week I spent time with over 200 sheriffs in DC who would be vehemently against this foolish memo. Unfortunately the only sheriffs from Illinois were from Effingham, Kankakee and a few other down state counties. Oops! Dart a no show. Sheriffs were at a rally supporting ICE.
ReplyDeleteDart is not a real Sheriff, just an elected Democrat clown. A real sheriff carries a gun and wears the uniform of a sheriff and has some experience as a law enforcement officer. Anyone ever see Dart in uniform or with a gun? Even Andy Taylor of Mayberry wore a uniform and occasionally could be scene holding a weapon. Dart is just a liberal puke social justice warrior posing as a sheriff, keep voting democrat and this is what you get.
DeleteDart is a great sheriff, much better than Sheahan and Elrod. Dart really goes after criminals often.
DeleteShame FOP has nothing to say about it!
ReplyDeleteThey want to replace votes that are leaveing feet first
ReplyDeleteTime to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities.
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ReplyDeleteMALFESENCE of office!!!!!
ReplyDeletePURGE!!
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