DALLAS, Texas — A coalition of community groups gathered at Dallas City Hall this week to say no to a possible partnership between city police and federal immigration authorities, even after Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said he already turned down the deal.
“Dallas is not for sale,” said Sharon Middlebrooks of the NAACP-Dallas. “We need to stand up and put people over money.”
The groups, including the NAACP and immigrants’ rights groups, are pushing back against the idea of joining the federal 287(g) program, which would give Dallas police the ability to enforce some federal immigration laws…