Houston Mayor Cuts ICE Ties as Democrats Take Texas
In a move framed as protecting families, the city limits police cooperation with ICE amid a historic Democratic surge in the state.
Democrats gaining power in Texas for the first time in decades, winning the governor's seat and sweeping Tuesday's midterm elections, has shifted the political landscape in the nation’s fourth‑largest city, Houston.
Mayor John Whitmire announced on Friday that Houston will go after immigrants that pose a danger, not those simply working and studying, calling it a "new model" of immigration enforcement, and the city will bar police from notifying ICE during non‑violent stops.
The shift comes as Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott was defeated, though he had previously issued an order affecting immigration enforcement.
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The Guardian
Houston to limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities
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 power in Texas for the first time in decades. Houston’s mayor, John Whitmire, said the city would go after immigrants “that pose a danger, not those that are going about their family business, work and education”. Continue reading...
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Houston mayor bolts early from ICE cooperation after blue wave crashes in Texas
Houston Mayor John Whitmire bars police from notifying ICE during nonviolent stops despite defeated Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's order.
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WATCH: 'Elections matter.' Houston mayor limits police cooperation with ICE
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.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
- The mayor made the announcement on Friday.
- Houston mayor John Whitmire said the city would go after immigrants "that pose a danger, not those that are going about their family business, work and education".
- The mayor's announcement heralded "a new model" of immigration enforcement, according to The Guardian.
- Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades, according to The Guardian.
- Democrats gained control of the governor's seat in Texas, according to The Guardian.
- Democrats' rout occurred in Tuesday's midterm elections, according to PBS News.
- Houston is the nation's fourth-largest city, according to PBS News.
- PBS News headline: "'Elections matter.' Houston mayor limits police cooperation with ICE".
- Houston Mayor John Whitmire barred police from notifying ICE during nonviolent stops, according to Fox News.
- Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott was defeated, according to Fox News.
- Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order, according to Fox News.
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