Mayor Brandon Johnson returns to WBEZ 91.5 at 9 a.m. Monday to answer your questions live on the morning talk show “In the Loop” with host Sasha-Ann Simons. Call 866-915-WBEZ to ask the mayor a question.
Last month, Johnson talked about an executive order aiming to create new ways to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accountable for alleged wrongdoing.
“The state’s attorney has made it clear she would prosecute criminal behavior if there was evidence brought to her,” Johnson said. “So now there is a clear directive that I’ve provided to my police department to ensure that evidence is not just collected, but it’s preserved.”
Amy in the Jefferson Park neighborhood was worried Johnson’s rhetoric would encourage the Trump administration to send ICE agents back to Chicago. Johnson responded by saying, “This is everything about what this president is determined to do, which is undermine our democracy. …This is not a challenge to the president; this is a challenge to us as people who define this country through a very fundamental value, the ability to have free and fair elections and to be able to have communities and cities that are safe and vibrant. We should not be afraid of our own government.”
Johnson has previously answered listener questions about community resources for kids, job opportunities for Black Chicagoans, teen curfew concerns and locking horns with City Council over the city budget.
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