Chicago Mayor Signs Executive Order Creating ICE-Free Zone

A Homeland Security spokesperson told The Epoch Times that the move would lead to violence against ICE agents.

Federal law enforcement agents are confronted by community members and activists for allegedly shooting a woman in the Brighton Park neighborhood in Broadview, Ill., on Oct. 4, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Oct. 6 signed an order to establish what officials say is an “ICE free zone” in the city in a bid to prevent cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

The order, according to the Democratic mayor’s office, is designed to block federal immigration officials from using City of Chicago-owned property in their investigations into illegal immigrants in the city’s jurisdiction.