White House Criticizes Chicago Mayor for Creating ‘ICE-Free Zones’

Articles | October 6, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

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White House officials said the move by the Chicago Mayor was “a disgusting betrayal of every law-abiding citizen.”

By Catholics for Catholics

The White House criticized the Mayor of Chicago for signing an executive order blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from acting in city property.

“Today, in a disgusting betrayal of every law-abiding citizen, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declared city spaces as ‘ICE-free zones,’” the White House said in a statement, according to Newsmax.

“Johnson’s pathetic excuse that enforcing our nation’s immigration laws somehow ‘undermines community trust’ exposes his true loyalty: to criminal illegal alien predators, not the terrified families of Chicago.”

“Shielding the most depraved, violent criminal illegal aliens from justice is not only an insult to every Chicagoan, it’s also a dangerous intensification of Democrats’ lunatic ‘sanctuary’ agenda where criminal illegals come before American citizens,” the statement added.

JUST IN: Chicago Mayor Bandon Johnson signed an executive order creating "ICE Free Zones" that BAN ICE from city property.

Democrats want to protect criminal illegal aliens. pic.twitter.com/F9Bz9FkAnP

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Johnson, a Democrat, signed an executive order on Monday which prohibits federal immigration agents from using city-owned property for ICE operations.

In recent days, ICE has arrested several immigrants accused of violent crimes. Among eight people arrested were Stefan Cseve, an Austrian with convictions for sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, child sex offender loitering, violation of the sex offender registry, and numerous “sexual predator in a public park” offenses.

“We will not tolerate ICE agents violating our residents’ constitutional rights nor will we allow the federal government to disregard our local authority,” Johnson said. “ICE agents are detaining elected officials, tear-gassing protestors, children, and Chicago police officers, and abusing Chicago residents. We will not stand for that in our city.”

“With this Executive Order, Chicago stands firm in protecting the Constitutional rights of our residents and immigrant communities and upholding our democracy,” Johnson added.