Overview
- City leaders restated a 2017 policy that blocks ICE from using local jails, law enforcement resources, and immigration status data.
- The policy requires a judicial warrant for any ICE action on non-public city property, Mayor Chris Taylor said.
- State Rep. Carrie Rheingans introduced HB 5495 to forbid stops based on personal characteristics and to bar forcible home entry without a judicial warrant.
- Taylor said he will seek a resolution to unmask agents but acknowledged the city cannot prevent ICE operations on public property.
- ICE had not responded to claims of warrantless home entries, and the White House reported 54% support for ICE enforcing immigration laws.