CHICAGO MAYOR BLASTS 'ILLEGAL ALIENS' TERM IN IMMIGRATION CLASH AS ICE COOPERATION DEBATE FLARES

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson rebuked a reporter for using the term "illegal aliens" during a press conference, calling the language "racist" and "nasty." The exchange highlights an ongoing messaging clash over immigration terminology in Chicago amid wider debate over the city's sanctuary policies and cooperation with ICE. The clip adds to a pattern of the mayor pushing back on federal enforcement framing without signaling an immediate policy shift.