🚨 BREAKING — National Fraternal Order of Police condemns Chicago Police commanders for prohibiting rank-and-file officers from aiding ICE agents surrounded by protesters.
“…when an officer calls for assistance, you answer, no matter what.” pic.twitter.com/xsZvKoZrFP
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Washington, DC – Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, and Chris Southwood, President of the Illinois State FOP lodge, were shocked and appalled at reports coming out of Chicago that commanding officers barred local law enforcement from assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while they were surrounded by a group of protestors.
“Details are still emerging, but it appears that officers from the Chicago Police Department were ordered not to assist a group of ICE agents while they were physically threatened by what appeared to be an angry mob,” Yoes said. “Let me be clear, both the National FOP and the Illinois FOP believe that when an officer calls for assistance, you answer, no matter what.”
The Trust Act is an Illinois State Law that generally prohibits local law enforcement agencies in Illinois from participating in immigration enforcement. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS,) ICE agents have faced a 1000 percent increase in violence since the start of the year. Government officials in Chicago, which classifies itself as a sanctuary city, have repeatedly pushed back against ICE operations, leading to a breakdown of local and Federal cooperation.
https://fop.net/2025/10/national-fop-and-illinois-state-fop-condemn-reports-that-chicago-police-officers-were-barred-from-assisting-ice-agents/
