Houston Council Members Propose Making Mayor's ICE Policy City Law

Houston council members propose making mayor's ICE policy city law

Three Houston City Council members want to codify Mayor John Whitmire's executive order limiting when Houston police can contact ICE.

Houston City Council members push to codify ICE order into city ordinance

Three Houston City Council members want Mayor John Whitmire's executive order limiting the Houston Police Department's cooperation with ICE to become a city ordinance.

Houston Council Members Move To Codify ICE Restrictions Despite State Law Concerns

Three Houston City Council members are seeking to make recent restrictions on police cooperation with federal immigration authorities permanent through a new city ordinance.

Houston Mayor Ends ICE Cooperation After Governor Abbott Shits The Bed In The Mid-Terms

Texas governor Greg "Piss Baby" Abbott lost his office during the mid-terms. What a shame. The guy who spent years engaging in attacks on free speech when not trying to turn all of Texas into a thin blue line finally got kicked to the curb by residents who were sick of both his shit and…

Houston Mayor Whitmire opposes effort to enshrine HPD-ICE executive order as an ordinance

Whitmire ordered the police department to sharply reduce interaction with ICE, but his office raised concerns about the legality of codifying the measure as city law — and the city attorney signaled the effort may not survive legal review.