Some Dallas City Council members are responding after the city’s mayor questioned the Dallas police’s rejection of a $25 million federal offer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Dallas police chief rejected $25 million federal offer to help with immigration enforcement
It started with a “no” from Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux.
“No” to using Dallas police officers to find or detain suspected illegal immigration offenders by partnering with ICE agents in a federal task force operation.
Dallas mayor calls for review after police chief rejects $25 million ICE offer
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has called for a review and challenged the police chief’s “no” to ICE, saying DPD could “use these funds to hire additional officers with no impact on the city’s budget.”
In a written message to the city council committee chairs, Johnson added that DPD’s involvement might provide additional avenues for “keeping criminals off the streets.”
Dallas city council member calls mayor’s memo “dangerous political stunt”
“The mayor’s memo, his memo is a callous political stunt,” said Dallas city council member Jaime Resendez, District 5…