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Houston mayor limits police cooperation with ICE
Houston's mayor orders the city's police to sharply restrict how much they work with federal immigration enforcement.
In brief
Houston's mayor orders the city's police to sharply restrict how much they work with federal immigration enforcement. Houston Mayor John Whitmire issued an executive order Friday sharply limiting the city police's cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Originally reported by Al Jazeera.
Houston mayor restricts ICE cooperation
Houston Mayor John Whitmire ordered the city's police force to sharply limit cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday.
Houston is Texas's largest city
Houston is the most populous city in the US state of Texas, making the mayor's order significant for the state's largest urban centre.
Democrats swept Texas statewide offices
Whitmire's executive order came days after Democrats swept statewide offices in the traditionally Republican state of Texas.
Here's the gist
Houston Mayor John Whitmire issued an executive order Friday sharply limiting the city police's cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
