The Brief
- A Dallas City Council committee rejected a measure to partner the Dallas Police Department with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
- The partnership would have given Dallas officers authority to detain and transport people suspected of being in the country illegally in exchange for a federal grant.
- Police Chief Daniel Comeaux and Council members argued the program would divert up to 250 officers from addressing violent crime and would not make the city safer.
DALLAS – A joint Dallas City Council committee rejected a plan for Dallas police to partner with immigration and customs enforcement (ICE).
Police chief’s rejection and political fallout
Local perspective:
“I move that this motion be postponed indefinitely,” said Council member Adam Bazaldua.
That was the outcome of a meeting on Thursday by Dallas city council members, who support the Dallas police chief’s decision to reject federal funds in exchange for partnering with ICE. …