The order changes Houston Police Department policy related to contact with ICE. He said he did it to “begin a healing process and reduce fear and anxiety across our community.”
Houston Mayor John Whitmire directed law enforcement to only contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if the person stopped is arrested on a charge that is subject to jailing or if ICE issues an administrative warrant.
HOUSTON (AP) — The mayor of Houston on Friday said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats swept statewide offices in Texas.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire signed an executive order limiting when city police contact federal immigration authorities: officers will notify ICE when someone arrested for a jailable offense has an administrative immigration warrant, but not for citations or minor, nonviolent incidents.
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Houston has sparked protests after an ICE officer fatally shot a Mexican homebuilder this summer and another struck a man with a car.
Mayor said only immigrants that ‘pose a danger’ would be referred to ICE, after Democrats gain control of governor’s seat The mayor of Houston on Friday said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats won …
The mayor of Houston says the city will limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades..
The shift in the nation's fourth-largest city is one of the first actions to restrict U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations since Democrats' rout in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Houston police will stop contacting ICE during traffic stops when drivers aren’t arrested, even if they have immigration warrants. The change follows pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott to maintain cooperation.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire ordered the city’s police to limit cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying “elections matter” days after Democrats swept to power across Texas.
Houston Mayor Claims His Executive Order Protecting Illegals Improves ‘Public Safety’ Under the guise of protecting “public safety,” Democrat Houston Mayor John Whitmire signed an executive order Friday protecting illegal aliens in his city.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D) said the city would limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents just days after Democrats swept the state-level offices in the midterm elections.
Following Democratic wins in Texas, Mayor John Whitmire reversed a policy requiring Houston police to notify ICE about immigration warrants, even during routine traffic stops.
The new policy, which comes after a Democratic sweep of the state, will limit the people it will inform the immigration agency about to those who have been arrested for jailable offences.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he would reduce the city’s cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, just days after Democrats seized all Texas statewide offices and both chambers of Congress.
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - Mayor John Whitmire ordered HPD to contact ICE only when someone is arrested for a jailable offense and has an administrative warrant, reversing Abbott-era pressure after Democrats won statewide.
HOUSTON -- Houston's mayor on Friday directed police to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, signing an order that he called a result of Democrats reclaiming power in Texas for the first time in decades.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire caved to Greg Abbott's funding threat and let ICE keep working the streets. Three days after Democrats flipped Texas blue, Whitmire tore up that promise without blinking. Then
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