CHICAGO (NewsNation) — The Chicago Police Department is pushing back against allegations that officers were told to “stand down” in response to weekend incidents involving federal immigration enforcement officers and agents, including one in which a woman was shot.

The Fraternal Order of Police, an advocacy group for law enforcement that endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024, alleged Chicago city police were ordered not to respond to assist a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while they were being “physically threatened” by what appeared to be an angry group of people.

A spokesperson for the National Fraternal Order of Police said that both the FOP and the Chicago chapter of the organization “believe that when an officer calls for assistance, you answer, no matt

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