Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2019-9714

• Record #: O2019-9714
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 12/18/2019
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Health and Human Relations
• Final action: 1/15/2020
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-173 regarding Welcoming Cities Ordinance and prohibited immigration enforcement activities
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E. , Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Rodriguez, Michael D.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 173 Actions Related to Citizenship or Residency Status

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
1/15/2020	12950	City Council	Passed	Pass
1/10/2020		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Recommended to Pass
12/18/2019	11612	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR

December 18,2019










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request ofthe Commissioner of Human Relations, I transmit herewith, together with Aldermen Ramirez-Rosa and Rodriguez, an ordinance amending the Welcoming Cities Ordinance.

Your favorable consideration ofthis ordinance will be appreciated.


Very truly yours,

ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

SECTION 1. Chapter 2-173 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and adding the language underscored, as follows:

2-173-010 Definitions.

As used in this ordinance, the following words and phrases shall mean and include For purposes ofthis Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

"Administrative warrant" means any document issued by ICE that can form the basis for an individual's arrest or detention for a civil immigration enforcement purpose an immigration warrant of arrest, order to detain or release aliens, notice of custody determination, notice to, appear, removal order, warrant of removal, or any other document that can form the basis for an individual's arrest or detention for a civil immigration enforcement purpose, non-limiting examples of which include Form I-200 "Warrant for the Arrest of Alien," Form I-205 "Warrant of Removal/Deportation," any predecessor or successor form, and all wants, hits, or requests contained in the "Immigration Violator File" ofthe FBI's National Crime Information Center database. This definition does not include any a criminal warrant issued upon a judicial determination of probable cause, and in compliance with the requirements ofthe Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 6 ofthe Illinois Constitution.

Agency. "Agency" means every City department, agency, division, commission, council, committee, board, other body, or person established b...