Houston mayor curbs cooperation of US city’s police with ICE
- People stopped for minor traffic violations will no longer be referred to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- The mayor of Houston, the most populous city in the US state of Texas, has ordered the city’s police force to sharply limit its cooperation with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- John Whitmire’s executive order came on Friday, days after Democrats swept statewide offices in the traditionally Republican state.
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- People stopped for minor traffic violations will no longer be referred to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- The mayor of Houston, the most populous city in the US state of Texas, has ordered the city’s police force to sharply limit its cooperation with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- John Whitmire’s executive order came on Friday, days after Democrats swept statewide offices in the traditionally Republican state.
Sources: Al Jazeera