Houston Curbs ICE Referrals

HoustonMinor traffic stops no longer end in deportation referrals.

Police now call federal immigration agents only for arrests on jailable offences.

Mayor John Whitmire’s order reverses an April policy adopted under Governor Greg Abbott’s threat to withhold $110m in state grants.

Senate Bill 4, a 2017 state law, bars cities from restricting cooperation, and Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson asked officials Friday to revise his city’s own warrant policy.

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Al Jazeera Online: frames the order as a Texas political shift after Democrats' statewide sweep, quotes Whitmire's 'Elections matter' and his consultation with new state officials