{"id":2531527,"date":"2026-01-08T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lightfoot-rolls-out-ice-accountability-project-in-chicago\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:04:39","slug":"lightfoot-rolls-out-ice-accountability-project-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lightfoot-rolls-out-ice-accountability-project-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightfoot rolls out &#8216;ICE Accountability Project&#8217; in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flightfoot-rolls-out-ice-accountability-project-in-chicago%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531527&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has launched the ICE Accountability Project, an independent initiative and public archive (reporticenow.com) to document alleged abuses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border protection officers during the Chicago operation known as operation Midway Blitz. The project aims to preserve evidence, increase openness, and &#8220;unmask&#8221; agents accused of crimes or unlawful conduct-focusing on incidents such as shootings, homicide, excessive force, and the indiscriminate use of chemical agents or projectiles-while not targeting agents who are lawfully performing their duties. Lightfoot said details about such incidents is currently scattered, making accountability harder to achieve. The proclamation followed an ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis that left Renee Nicole Good dead, and responds to Operation Midway Blitz, launched in September 2025, which the Department of Homeland Security says has produced more than 4,500 arrests. Lightfoot left office in May 2023 and was succeeded by Mayor Brandon Johnson, who also opposes the Trump administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-bidens-immigration-policies-may-fuel-migrant-caravan-crisis-at-southern-border\/\" title=\"Analysis: Biden\u2019s ... policies may fuel migrant caravan crisis at southern border\">hard-line immigration policies<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lightfoot rolls out &lsquo;ICE Accountability Project&rsquo; in response to Chicago immigration operation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2467376\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\">Chicago<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lori-lightfoot\/\">Lori Lightfoot<\/a> launched an independent initiative on Thursday to document the alleged abuse of power by federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\">immigration<\/a> officers in response to the Trump administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;Operation Midway Blitz&rdquo; in the Windy City.<\/p>\n<p>The new initiative, dubbed the &ldquo;ICE Accountability Project,&rdquo; aims to hold officers working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection accountable during the Chicago immigration operation. In pursuit of that goal, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reporticenow.com\/\">project&rsquo;s website<\/a> will keep a centralized, public archive to collect incidents involving allegedly reckless actions conducted by federal officers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4411163\/tom-homan-slams-lawmakers-reckless-reactions-to-ice-shooting\/\">Tom Homan slams lawmakers&#8217; &#8216;reckless&#8217; reactions to ICE shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4411062\/petition-to-deport-nicki-minaj-draws-over-50k-signatures-after-rapper-praises-trump\/\">Petition to deport Nicki Minaj draws over 50,000 signatures after rapper praises Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4411083\/watch-live-noem-holds-press-briefing-nyc-immigration-enforcement\/\">WATCH LIVE: Noem holds press briefing on NYC immigration enforcement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lightfoot said information about such incidents is scattered, making it more difficult for the public to keep track.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We aim to preserve evidence, to facilitate transparency and accountability,&rdquo; she said at a press conference Thursday morning. &ldquo;We also intend to unmask those agents who have been alleged to have committed crimes or to have engaged in other unlawful conduct.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Launching the ICE Accountability Project <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mL0dy7gCh0\">https:\/\/t.co\/mL0dy7gCh0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lori Lightfoot (@LoriLightfoot) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoriLightfoot\/status\/2009294336505368701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The announcement comes one day after an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4411039\/what-to-know-ice-shooting-minneapolis-left-one-woman-dead\/\">ICE-involved shooting<\/a> left one woman dead in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a>. Lightfoot started the press conference by invoking the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot in her vehicle by an ICE officer after she struck him with her SUV.<\/p>\n<p>The former mayor revealed the initiative will only target officers conducting potentially unlawful actions, not those who are fulfilling their oaths.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our project is focused instead on those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-across-u-s-take-bidens-lead-seek-to-ban-illegal-alien-term\/\" title=\"Democrats Across U.S. Take Biden&#039;s Lead, Seek to Ban &#039;Illegal Alien&#039; Term\">federal immigration agents<\/a> who cross the line, who have violated residents&rsquo; rights, and believe that they are above the law,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Those agents who have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >allegedly committed homicide<\/a>, shootings, use excessive force, and indiscriminate use of chemical agents, or projectiles like pepper balls, and other actions against peaceful protesters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4375465\/border-patrol-deployment-chicago-go-on-for-years\/\">BORDER PATROL&rsquo;S MONTHSLONG DEPLOYMENT TO CHICAGO NOW EXPECTED TO GO ON &lsquo;FOR YEARS&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In September 2025, ICE launched Operation Midway Blitz to begin detaining illegal immigrants in Chicago en masse. The operation has resulted in more than 4,500 arrests, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot left office in May 2023. She was succeeded by Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brandon-johnson\/\">Brandon Johnson<\/a>, who remains opposed to the Trump administration&rsquo;s hard-line immigration agenda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightfoot launches ICE Accountability Project<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2531528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP23060109938159.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4387,8364,37659],"class_list":["post-2531527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-chicago","tag-ice","tag-lori-lightfoot"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP23060109938159.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531527"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531531,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531527\/revisions\/2531531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}