Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Assails ICE For 'Terrorizing Our Communities'

At a press briefing on Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke about ICE's budget following the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00The other things and all the other cuts pays for a massive increase in the masked secret police

00:09that are terrorizing our communities. ICE. ICE will not have a larger budget than all but 15

00:18of the world's militaries. It's a four-year total. It's four-year total is more than every military

00:29except for the United States and China. This is a direct assault on the civil liberties of all

00:36Americans and will fundamentally undermine our rights. As our budget and finance team continue

00:43to analyze the impact of this deal, we will provide you with more updates on the impacts

00:49on Chicagoans and how we are going to fight back to protect our people.