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D.C. Council Panel Urges Bowser and MPD to End ICE Cooperation, Rescind Two Orders

The push follows street protests over the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, sharpening scrutiny of how federal immigration enforcement intersects with local policing.

Overview

  • The committee’s 30-page report faults the Bowser administration for limited transparency and cites witness and media accounts placing D.C. police at some ICE operations.
  • The report recommends rescinding two executive orders that permit coordination with federal immigration agents, a step Chair Brianne Nadeau says is needed to restore public trust.
  • Mayor Muriel Bowser says she is reviewing the findings and reiterates that D.C. police do not enforce immigration laws, arguing Congress controls ICE deployments in the city.
  • MPD officials state officers do not patrol with ICE, though federal partners who patrol with city officers may conduct immigration enforcement, and Interim Chief Jeffrey Carroll says the orders are under review.
  • Hundreds marched in Washington calling for ICE to be taken off city streets after Good’s killing, with some demonstrators also reacting to reports of another ICE-related shooting in Portland.