Houston Mayor Halts Police ICE Cooperation Following Democratic Sweep in Texas
Houston Mayor John Whitmire ends routine police alerts to ICE after Democrats win state offices, branding the shift a "new model" of immigration enforcement.
POLICY WIRE — Houston, USA — Mayor John Whitmire issued a directive on Friday instructing the Houston Police Department to scale back its routine collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after Democrats captured statewide offices in Texas.
The order overturns a previous mandate that required officers to notify ICE of immigration warrants, even during ordinary traffic stops, effectively ending that automatic reporting process.
Whitmire emphasized that the change reflects the political reality, noting that “elections matter” and describing the approach as a “new model” for local immigration enforcement.
Statewide Democratic victories mark the first such sweep in decades, prompting local leaders like Whitmire to reassess partnerships with federal immigration authorities.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
