No Chief, No Answers: HPD's First ICE Contact Report Draws Scrutiny without Diaz
City attorneys blocked questions as officers reported 103 ICE calls in the quarter and at least 19 handoffs, fueling a lawsuit over civil immigration detentions.
5 Articles
5 Articles
Erick Lopez, deported to Honduras after HPD traffic stop, misses the ‘freedom’ of his life in Houston
Lopez was one of at least 19 people HPD handed over to ICE from April through June. On Tuesday, HPD Chief Noe Diaz was slated to face questions from a city council committee about the coordination — but he skipped the meeting.
No chief, no answers: HPD's first ICE contact report draws scrutiny without Diaz
Houston’s police chief was a no-show Tuesday as the city’s Public Safety Committee received its first-ever quarterly immigration enforcement report — and both council members and the public wanted to know why.
HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department, HPD, will present its quarterly report on its cooperation with ICE to the City’s Public Security Committee on Tuesday, amid questioning recent cases in which officers have been accused of detaining people until the arrival of immigration authorities. The meeting, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on August 25, will be the first quarterly presentation of this type to the committee and will be headed by HPD Chief J.…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
