stand down

We do not need, nor want, an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation of our city.

They’ll be in court pretty quickly.

This president is not going to come in and deputize our police department.

National Guard troops or any kind of troops on the streets of an American city don’t belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency – and there is not.

It’s an invasion with US troops, if they in fact do that.

We do not want grandmothers thrown into the back of unmarked vans.

This is about making a very clear distinction between what our law enforcement engages in versus what federal agents engage in.

I don’t take orders from the federal government.

Well, they should understand that he has other aims other than fighting crime.

It's an attack on the American people by the president of the United States.

I can tell you this. I built a Holocaust museum. I know what the history was of a constitutional republic being overturned after an election in 53 days.

how we can stand up against this tyranny.

It's clear that, in secret, they're planning this – well, it's an invasion with U.S. troops if they in fact do that.

We hope that they don't send any troops along with ICE. And, if they do, they'll be in court pretty quickly, because that is illegal.

National Guard troops, any kind of troops on the streets of an American city don't belong, unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency.

This is dangerous. They shouldn't be doing it. It's anti-American. It's un-American.

Protecting Chicago will ensure that every Chicagoan knows their rights, that every single family is prepared, and every part of city government is directed to protect the people of Chicago from federal action.