DALLAS — Community groups and activists rallied outside Dallas City Hall on Friday against a once-rejected deal between Dallas Police and federal immigration authorities that the mayor has asked to be reconsidered.
The so-called 287(g) agreement would give local police the ability to enforce some federal immigration law. Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said last week he rejected the $25 million proposal.
But Mayor Eric Johnson said in a memo days later that he believes the decision should not be made unilaterally and asked for city council members to consider the deal in a special meeting — now scheduled for November 6, according to the city calendar…