DHS blasts Chicago mayor for comparing raid leader to segregationists, accusing him of 'terror'

At his latest press conference, Johnson appeared to equate Bovino's behavior with terrorism, saying the North Carolina native is someone who "provokes terror on people," and condemned immigration enforcement raids and their spread on federal social media as akin to "grotesque" imagery of racist behavior like lynchings and anti-desegregation scenes from the 20th century.

"Mayor Johnson has shown time and time again he does not care about the innocent American lives taken at the hands of gang members, murderers, drug traffickers, and rapists who have no right to be in this country," McLaughlin said.

"Here's someone who has provoked terror on people," Johnson said, before condemning the way Bovino comported himself as he left Illinois federal court swarmed by protesters screaming, "F--- you, Greg,", "F--- you, fascist," and calling him a "p---y."

Johnson also shared a photo of Bovino posing with agents at the "Bean" and called the picture "wicked and vile." DHS responded by sharing images of recently-arrested violent illegal immigrants and proverbially corrected the mayor, saying they should be the ones considered "wicked and vile."

"I've seen a lot of bad behavior from human beings over the course of my study of just history," Johnson told reporters.

"Even when he was on his way into federal court, he paraded down the street and saluted individuals," he added, furrowing his brow.

"And then [DHS goes] on social media and put hip-hop music to their terror in Black and Brown communities. That's not even a dog whistle anymore. That's some real racist jacked-up stuff that he is engaged in."

"This president has unleashed Bovino to unleash tear gas on police officers and babies. And then they have the temerity to take a picture in front of one of our public assets," he said of the "Bean" scene.

"What Bovino and the Border Patrol are executing right now have the same grotesque proclivity as those who have worked incredibly hard to dehumanize, historically, people who have been placed in the margins."