{"id":2560884,"date":"2026-02-01T12:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice-7\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T12:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:59:29","slug":"democrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice-7\/","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-7%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=2560884&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 in regular contact with other Democratic mayors of so-called \u201csanctuary cities\u201d \u2014 including Minneapolis\u2019 Jacob Frey and Boston\u2019s Michelle Wu \u2014 to coordinate responses to federal immigration enforcement and to impede some ICE operations. His remarks came after President Trump called for an end to sanctuary cities following a series of violent confrontations in Minneapolis during Department of Homeland Security immigration operations. The article links those confrontations to \u201crapid-response\u201d anti-ICE networks that monitor ICE movements and sometimes confront agents; two fatal shootings (Renee Good and Alex Pretti) and other violent clashes are tied to such confrontations. Pretti\u2019s death is under examination, two Border Patrol agents were placed on administrative leave, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bystander video reportedly contradicted initial official accounts<\/a>. Johnson said Chicago issued an executive order creating \u201cICE-free zones\u201d restricting ICE and Border Patrol on city property and is pursuing measures to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-admits-hes-coordinating-with-other-leaders-to-thwart-ice-2\/\" title=\"Democrat Mayor Admits He&#039;s Coordinating With Other Leaders to Thwart ...\">hold federal officers accountable<\/a>; he also warned he could charge ICE agents over certain actions. The piece notes similar refusals to cooperate with federal immigration operations in Boston and Minneapolis,a DOJ lawsuit against Boston,and violent incidents targeting ICE facilities and journalists in other cities.  <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evidence-mounts-that-capitol-breach-was-pre-planned-eroding-incitement-allegation-in-trump-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Evidence Mounts that Capitol Breach Was Pre-Planned, Eroding Incitement Allegation in Trump Impeachment Trial\">federal law enforcement agencies<\/a>.<\/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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