Chicago has blocked a proposal that would have allowed law enforcement to cooperate with ICE in targeting criminal immigrants.

Chicago’s City Council on Wednesday blocked a proposal to allow local law enforcement to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehend immigrants with criminal records.

Chicago is a “Welcome City” in compliance with the 2017 Illinois Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from participating in federal immigration enforcement.

Ald. Rey Lopez and Silvana Tabares sought to change the rule to allow police to cooperate with ICE in targeting immigrants. They were arrested. For gang or drug-related activities or sexual offenses involving minors. When their action received a response from activist groups The measure was introduced for the first time in 2023.

The two authorities He saw what they offered Improvement It was defeated by a 39-11 vote.

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Before Chicago officials voted on the proposed amendment, Council on American-Islamic Relations member and 30th Ward resident Jordan Kelly, Lopez and Tabares spoke Improvement proposal.

“Self-hating cowards like Ray Lopez and Tabares want to turn our city into a hell for non-Latino immigrants. CAIR Chicago currently has 40-50 asylum cases. What do we tell these people and families. If we’re not sanctuaries, our economy can’t handle mass deportation,” Kelly said. she said.

Immigration has become a hot topic in the Windy City as authorities have had to contend with an influx of immigrants over the past several years. Many Chicagoans are frustrated with city officials, especially Mayor Brandon Johnson, and their handling of the situation.

Speaking at a city council meeting on Wednesday, one resident criticized Johnson.

“Who are you loyal to? American citizens in Chicago or illegal immigrants in Chicago?” “Brandon Johnson’s approved sanctuary laws have brought in criminals, drug dealers and now terrorists.”

The vote to block the measure came after Johnson last week He issued new instructions Before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Johnson’s guidelines state that if ICE enters city property, “contact your agency or department’s designated attorney or general counsel for further guidance.” Contact the highest authority or designated supervisor on site and do not take any action until that person arrives.

The guidance advises authorities to request warrant copies, not to give ICE permission to enter any private or ‘sensitive’ premises, but not to interfere with any search, even if they refuse. There are other tips, such as note-taking and keeping up-to-date written records.

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Responding to the mayor’s directive, Lopez said Johnson is making an “extraordinary effort” to stop his proposal to remove immigrants with criminal records.

“I’m amazed that Mayor Ald Tabares and I are in this extraordinary effort to try and stop what we want to do, which is to remove the small number of individuals who choose to commit crimes in the city of Chicago,” Lopez said. They spoke Fox 32 Chicago. “The narrative by the mayor and his allies is that we’re trying to get rid of everyone – that’s not the case.”

Trump’s choice of border czarTom Homan, vowed to strictly enforce Chicago, to verify the status of asylum seekers and arrest anyone who harbors illegal immigrants.

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The future border tsar warned that if Johnson obstructs, he will be prosecuted ICE’s mass deportation efforts.

Lopez and Tabares did not immediately respond to a request for comment.