Chicago City Council Blocks CPD, ICE From Cooperating

Chicago IL

27 January, 2021

4:43 PM

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Aldermen voted 41-8 to approve Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to eliminate exemptions in the Welcoming City Ordinance that had allowed police to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in certain limited circumstances. "Today is a beautiful moment in the history of the city, as we remove the exceptions that have been used to this day to justify collaboration between the Chicago Police Department and ICE, and to deport members of our community without a right to due process," Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez said. Read more at CBS Chicago