Mayor Johnson's controversial plan to crack down on ICE agents now faces City Council scrutiny

Mayor Brandon Johnson was flanked by political allies and organizers who cheered as he inked an executive order earlier this year directing Chicago police to investigate federal immigration agents and potentially seek charges. The “ICE on Notice” order felt, for many, like a vital punch back after the city endured Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump administration’s brutal deportation campaign last fall. Residents and even cops were tear-gassed. Agents caused car crashes to carry out arrests. A…