Durbin, Sessions Clash At Hearing

ON HIS FIRST FULL DAY BACK
ON THE JOB IN CHICAGO, POLICE
SUPERINTENDENT, EDDIE JOHNSON'S
EARS MAY HAVE BEEN BURNING.
THAT IS BECAUSE HIS WORDS ON
COMMUNITY POLICING AND
IMMIGRATION LED TO A FIERY
EXCHANGE TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL.
CBS 2'S ROSEANNE TELLEZ HAS THE
STORY.
Reporter: SUPERINTENDENT
EDDIE JOHNSON WAS BACK AT WORK,
ATTENDING THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
ADDRESS WHILE SENATOR DICK
DURBIN WAS QUOTING HIM AT A
HEARING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE
NOT DRIVING VIOLENCE IN
CHICAGO.
THAT IS WHY I WANT OUR OFFICERS
FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY POLICING
AND NOT TRYING TO BE
IMMIGRATION POLICE. Reporter:
ATTORNEY GENERAL, JEFF
SESSIONS, WHO MOVED TO STRIP
CHICAGO UP CRIME-FIGHTING
GRANTS BECAUSE OF THE SANCTUARY
STATUS WASN'T HAVING IT.
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
CANNOT TAKE OVER LAW
ENFORCEMENT FOR THE CITY OF
CHICAGO.
WE ARE NOT DOING IT FOR NEW
YORK OR A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.
Reporter: THIS, ON A DAY
WHERE SUPERINTENDENT JOHNSON
WAS ROLLING OUT A NEW OFFICE OF
COMMUNITY POLICING WITH
DEDICATED RESOURCES TO EXPAND
STAFF, STRENGTHEN TRAINING AND
INCREASE ADVISORY COUNCILS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN TOLD ABOUT THE HEATED
WORDS ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY,
JOHNSON SAID IT IS ALL ABOUT
KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFE.
WE COMPLY WITH THE LAW.
WE ARE A WELCOMING CITY, A
SANCTUARY CITY, WE DON'T WANT
TO CREATE A SITUATION WHERE
IMMIGRANTS ARE AFRAID TO TALK
TO THE POLICE. Reporter:
CALLING CHICAGO'S MURDER RATE A
CLOUD OVER THE CITY, SESSIONS
QUESTIONED HOW NOT REMOVING A
CRIMINAL WOULD MAKE THE CITY
SAFER.
WHEN SOMEBODY IS ARRESTED IN
THE JAIL THAT IS DUE TO BE
DEPORTED, WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING
THAT THEY CALL US.
SESSIONS SAYS THAT IS NOT
HAPPENING AND THAT IS SOMETHING
WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH.
AS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, HE
HAD ONE BUSY FIRST DAY BACK
WITH A BUDGET HEARING,
OPERATIONS BRIEFING, A CUBS
SECURITY MEETING, AN OVERTIME
MEETING AND THEN A ROCKET
ENCOUNTER WITH IN -- WITH
REPORTERS.
DID HE TALK ABOUT HOW HE IS
FEELING NOW THAT HE IS BACK
FROM THE TRANSPLANT?
HE SAID HE IS FEELING GREAT
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Durbin, Sessions Clash At Hearing

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