HOUSTON — Houston City Council voted Wednesday 13 – 4 to approve Item 11 on the Council agenda. The ordinance is an effective repeal of Proposition A and may allow for increased collaboration between ICE and the Houston Police Department.
The following quote can be attributed to Caro Rivera Nelson (she/her), attorney at the ACLU of Texas
“The effective repeal of Proposition A is a stain on our state. Houston City Council caved to the governor’s threats and intimidation. This ordinance would have allowed local police to focus on public safety in accordance with state and federal law. Instead, officers are again left without clear guidance and under the same conditions in which local officers were doing ICE’s job — a job they’re not trained for, paid for, or legally authorized to do. Our city councils must defend their authority to enact lawful ordinances that represent what is best for their constituents.”
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