{"id":2560869,"date":"2026-02-01T12:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice-6\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T12:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:44:47","slug":"democrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Mayor Admits He&#8217;s Coordinating With Other Leaders to Thwart ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fdemocrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice-6%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=2560869&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>Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he has been \u201cin regular communication\u201d with other so\u2011called sanctuary city mayors \u2014 including Minneapolis\u2019 Jacob Frey and Boston\u2019s Michelle wu \u2014 too coordinate responses that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-and-illinois-sue-trump-administration-over-ice-invasion\/\" title=\"Minnesota and Illinois sue Trump administration over ... &#039;invasion&#039;\">limit federal immigration enforcement<\/a>. Johnson described measures such as an August executive order establishing \u201cICE\u2011Free Zones\u201d that bar ICE and Border Patrol from using or entering city property without a judicial warrant, and said teh city is pursuing ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hold federal officers accountable<\/a>. The comments came after a series of violent confrontations tied to \u201crapid\u2011response\u201d anti\u2011ICE networks, including the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis; two Border Patrol agents are on administrative leave as Pretti\u2019s death is investigated and bystander video has raised questions about initial official accounts. President Trump called for an end to sanctuary cities following those incidents. The article also notes protests and assaults on journalists in Portland, violent incidents targeting ICE in Chicago (including shots fired and vehicle rammings), and tensions with the Justice Department over some mayors\u2019 refusals to cooperate with federal immigration operations.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson admitted Wednesday he was &ldquo;in regular communication&rdquo; with other mayors leading so-called &ldquo;sanctuary cities&rdquo; in efforts to impede enforcement of federal immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump called for an end to &ldquo;sanctuary cities&rdquo; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115958123338296139\">post<\/a> on  Monday, following a series of shootings, two of them fatal, that took place in Minneapolis involving Department of Homeland Security personnel engaged in immigration enforcement operations. Johnson said during a news conference at the National Press Club that he&rsquo;d been talking with Democratic Mayors Jacob Frey of Minneapolis and Michelle Wu of Boston about how to combat United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To respond to the operation in Chicago, I leaned heavily on other cities&rsquo; responses, like Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass d her experience governing while the city was in Trump&rsquo;s crosshairs,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been in regular communication both at the executive level and the staff level with cities like Minneapolis and Portland, Oakland, Boston, and Denver and Baltimore to learn from each other&rsquo;s experiences and develop strategies to protect our constituents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti took place during confrontations connected to &ldquo;rapid-response&rdquo; networks seeking to thwart ICE operations. Such groups monitor ICE vehicles,  the locations of ICE officers, and summon mobs to confront agents as they try to arrest illegal aliens with criminal records, sometimes resulting in physical altercations, Fox News Digital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/far-left-network-helped-put-alex-pretti-harms-way-made-him-martyr\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting of Pretti, who had a concealed carry permit, is under investigation, with two Border Patrol agents involved in the shooting being placed on administrative leave. Video shot by bystanders appeared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice\/\" title=\"Democrat Mayor Admits He&#039;s Coordinating With Other Leaders to Thwart ...\">contradict initial statements made<\/a> by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem regarding the incident, including apparently showing one Border Patrol agent in possession of Pretti&rsquo;s gun before the shots were fired.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Pretti&rsquo;s neighbors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/minneapolis-man-killed-by-federal-agents-was-in-neighbourhood-ice-watch-group\/ar-AA1UWxGU?ocid=BingNewsVerp\">told<\/a> the Mirror he was involved with an anti-ICE network. Pretti was injured during a previous confrontation with ICE in the days before his fatal encounter, suffering a broken rib, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/27\/us\/alex-pretti-protesters-minneapolis-invs\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Wu refused to back down from a refusal to cooperate with immigration enforcement, prompting a lawsuit from the Department of Justice. Frey declared that Minneapolis police would not cooperate with the federal immigration enforcement operation during an interview with WCCO that aired Dec. 7, then <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorFrey\/status\/2016241029217739171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">doubled down<\/a> on that refusal in a series of posts on X after meeting with border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In Portland, anti-ICE rioters attacked conservative journalists covering the violent protests at an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, and reportedly planned to use lasers against aircraft employed by federal law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, Johnson also <a href=\"https:\/\/grabien.com\/file?id=3347996\">threatened<\/a> to charge ICE agents after boasting of previous measures he had ordered to impede their operations to arrest illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In August, we signed our most sweeping executive order. This executive order established what we call ICE-Free Zones, essentially prohibiting ICE and Border Patrol from staging on city properties and entering city properties without a judicial warrant,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;This had not been done anywhere in the country, so we had to work closely with our law department, our police department, and outside advisors to ultimately build out the infrastructure to produce and distribute ICE-free zone signage and accountability measures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are working on additional measures that we believe will make Chicago the first city in the country to be able to effectively hold ICE and Border Patrol officers accountable for criminal misconduct,&rdquo; Johnson added.<\/p>\n<p>In Chicago, ICE agents have had shots fired at them while also being subjected to vehicle ramming attacks. 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