Mayor Johnson shot down the legal standing of the White House memo, but declined to say how much of Chicago’s roughly $4 billion in grant funding could be jeopardized.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling down on his criticism of the targeted ICE detention raids being conducted in Chicago, calling them nothing more than fearmongering by the Trump Administration.

If Mayor Brandon Johnson refuses to appear as requested, it could open a new front in the ongoing battle with the GOP-controlled U.S House and the Trump administration, which is attempting to strip self-proclaimed sanctuary cities of all federal funding.

Johnson also has been asked to hand over all documents and communications related Chicago's sanctuary policies.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, CPD Supt. Larry Snelling and other city officials held a press conference Tuesday morning after the mayor received a letter from Washington, D.C., on Monday stating, in summary,

Johnson referred the question to his Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry, who said the “invitation” from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is “under legal review.” Johnson and the mayors of Boston,

Mayor Brandon Johnson is addressing federal immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago. Brandon Johnson and other mayors of sanctuary cities are called to testify before congress.

The City of Chicago is being investigated for its "sanctuary city" status, as immigration officers continue to make arrests in the city and around the U.S. On Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson received a letter from Washington,