Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday signed an executive order aimed at limiting the authority of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops, saying it was a response to President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy them to Illinois.
“We find ourselves in a position where we must take immediate, drastic action to protect our people from federal overreach,” said Johnson, a Democrat, during a press conference.
Johnson said the order directs the city’s law department to use “every legal mechanism” to block Trump’s potential deployment plan.
Johnson added later that he would use “every single tool that is at our disposal, and that includes the courts.”
