Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago and other sanctuary city mayors have been called to testify before Congress regarding the policies of their cities. They will do so in front of the House Oversight Committee regarding the policies of sanctuary cities. The hearing is scheduled for February 11th.
During a press conference on Tuesday, January 28, Mayor Johnson has reaffirmed Chicago’s welcoming status “regardless of who is in the White House.” Alongside the mayor was CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling who stated that over 100 people have been arrested in ICE raids in the Chicago area as part the larger trend of immigration enforcement across the country. Mayor Johnson has been called to testify before Congress on the policies on sanctuary cities and their impact on the ability of federal authorities to make arrests.
This call to testify comes as a result of this latest wave immigration enforcement due to President Trump’s use of executive orders. However, many communities are beginning to feel the fallout of this new trend of immigration. Nuevo Leon, a restaurant located in Litte Village, has reported a 60 percent decline in business in the past week. Nuevo Leon’s owner, Laura Gutierrez, blames the environment of fear created by this wave of arrests for said decline.
“We stand with them,” Gutierrez said about those in Little Village who were arrested. “We are nothing without them. Little Village is everybody who lives here.” All of this comes as ICE arrested 1,179 people nationwide on Monday, January 27th. As stated by Superintendent Snelling, Chicago accounted for 100 of these arrests.
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