Mayor Johnson calls for Civil Rights Movement response to ICE, says ‘moment calls for boldness’

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Original Load Date Jan. 28, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 28, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2026/01/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-ice-response-civil-rights-movement

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Mayor Brandon Johnson called Tuesday for a coordinated and sustained nationwide protest akin to the Civil Rights Movement in response to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions. Johnson said he is contemplating “measures we hadn’t previously considered” to hold U.S. Immigration a...