WATCH: 'Elections matter.' Houston mayor limits police cooperation with ICE
Summary
Houston Mayor John Whitmire directed city police to contact ICE only when a person is arrested on a charge that can lead to jail or ICE issues an administrative warrant. Whitmire said the directive followed Democrats’ gains in Texas elections; the order says immigration status alone cannot justify contacting ICE, extending detention, or holding someone in custody.Key Facts
- Whitmire is a Democrat and Houston’s mayor.
- The directive limits when Houston police may contact federal immigration authorities.
- The order says suspected immigration status alone is not grounds to contact ICE or prolong detention.
- ICE administrative warrants are orders signed by senior ICE officials, not judicial warrants.
- The article says Democrats won several major races in Texas, including Gina Hinojosa’s victory over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
- ICE officers’ actions in Houston have prompted protests, including after an officer fatally shot a Mexican homebuilder.
- A grand jury indicted ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales on aggravated assault charges over an incident in which prosecutors say he rammed Miguel Parra Hernandez with a vehicle.
- The article says ICE has signed about 2,600 agreements with state and local agencies to help enforce immigration laws.
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