Mayor Brandon Johnson: "We've created an accountability mechanism for families in the city of Chicago to bring claims of violations [of the Welcoming City Ordinance] by our police department. Our Superintendent and my administration, we welcome that."

Mayor Brandon Johnson: "It is always better off having fought and experienced setbacks than having not fought at all and losing our ability to resist."

Mayor Brandon Johnson: "There's no such thing as absolute immunity in America. If you commit a crime you should be tried like anyone else, regardless of the badge on your chest or the mask that's on your face."

Mayor Brandon Johnson: "We've gotta these challenge corporations and the rich to pay their fair share in taxes and we have to call for real organized, systemic, sustained resistance in this country to ultimately save our democracy."

Mayor Brandon Johnson: "The protest I believe has to match the energy, quite frankly, that's coming from the White House. So yes, I'm going to continue to encourage people to rise up, lift their voices up against this authoritarian rule."

Mayor Brandon Johnson: "We have to seriously look at how local government can ultimately not just bring charges against the federal overreach, but how we can create a process that allows for prosecution of these individuals."

Mayor Brandon Johnson on the committee vote to allow COPA to investigate alleged violations of the Welcoming City ordinance: "We support this effort because it is critical that the people of Chicago understand that we take violations of our Welcoming City policy seriously."

Mayor Brandon Johnson on fighting for progressive revenue in Springfield: "I've said from the very beginning the millionaires tax is something we have to push for."

Mayor Brandon Johnson on empowering COPA to investigate alleged violations of the Welcoming City ordinance: "We do need to have accountability mechanisms. This is something that I've called for, it's something that I'm pushing for."