DALLAS — New Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux sought to clarify the department’s policies on immigration enforcement when asked about it Thursday after a new interview appeared to show him taking a different tone on the issue from previous police leaders in the city.
“Our stance hasn’t changed since I’ve been here,” Comeaux said in a press conference Thursday. “We’re going to do the right thing, we’re going to do our jobs, and we will not be searching for immigrants. We have no special programs where we’re searching for immigrants. However, if DEA, FBI, ATF, HSI, ERO needs our assistance, as a law enforcement partner, we will be there to help them.”
Comeaux’s comments at a Thursday press conference come after he was quoted by Fox News in an interview this week as saying, “If we come in contact with anyone that doesn’t have status, we will call the proper federal agency and let them handle it.”…