Houston Mayor Ends ICE Pact Early

Houston Mayor John Whitmire ordered police to stop notifying ICE about people encountered in nonviolent, non-jailable incidents, while allowing contact when someone is charged with a crime. The move reverses a revised policy adopted after then-Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to withhold more than $100 million in state funding over Houston’s limits on cooperation with immigration authorities. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson criticized the change, saying cooperation with ICE is important to public safety.

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