Brandon Johnson, mayor of Chicago, during an inauguration ceremony at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago on May 15, 2023. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The mayor said he will not be intimidated by an individual who refuses to stand up to another individual who believes "he’s a supreme being."
Johnson also accused Trump of rejecting the U.S. Constitution by carrying out his responsibilities.
"If they want to have a real discussion about undocumented individuals who are criminals, they should look at the very individuals who enslaved my people and colonized this land," Johnson said.
Earlier in the press conference, another reporter asked the mayor if he had toned down rhetoric about relitigating the civil war.
COMER LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO SANCTUARY CITIES, ASKS MAYORS TO TESTIFY
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, is criticizing the ICE operations that began on Sunday in his city. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
On day one of his second term, Trump issued ten executive orders aimed at overhauling U.S. immigration law and policy, and since then, armed federal immigration agents have swept cities in the first deportation raids.
In a letter, Comer, Johnson and other mayors of sanctuary cities, to provide documents and information related to the sanctuary policies of each city.
Sanctuary cities limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Supporters argue that enforcement of immigration is the job of the federal government.
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Opponents say sanctuary policies harbor criminals, as well as those in the country illegally, and put the public, including legal and illegal immigrants, at risk.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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