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Houston mayor looks to limit city’s cooperation with ICE after Democrats’ wins in Texas

Houston mayor looks to limit city’s cooperation with ICE after Democrats’ wins in Texas

Summary

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the city would limit its cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He said his executive order covers nonviolent offenders, who will be released with a citation; the provided article text ends before explaining the order’s full terms.

Key Facts

  • Houston Mayor John Whitmire is a Democrat.
  • Whitmire said Houston would limit cooperation with ICE agents.
  • He made the announcement days after Democrats won state-level offices in Texas’s midterm elections.
  • The executive order applies to nonviolent offenders, according to Whitmire.
  • Whitmire said those offenders would be released with a citation.
  • The article excerpt does not provide the full conditions of the order.
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