Dallas police won’t take part in the ice attack, interim mayor tell the immigration council
Dallas Police Station (DPD) It began holding a series of outreach meetings, informing the immigrant community that the agency would not take part in the deportation attacks and arrests currently being carried out by the Trump administration.
At least five meetings will be held, with the first kickoff on Wednesday, with the rest running until February 20th, according to the DPD Facebook page.
On Wednesday, DPD interim chief Michael Igo tried to ease the fears of troops running through local immigrant communities in support of immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) in a reinforced deportation effort under the Trump administration. .
The IGO chief said no one in the country would turn back or report the illegality of his department trying to help 911. (Fox News/Istock)
“The Dallas Police Department does not support federal agencies by detaining people who have not been documented or documented in the city of Dallas,” said Igo, attendees at Familia Bethel International Church in Dallas on a per-CBS News basis. He spoke to.
The IGO, who has been interim police commissioner since October, told Spanish-speaking parishioners that his department would not submit or report to anyone. Illegal here You will either call 911 for help or be handed over for a traffic violation.
“I need to keep calling the police, not be afraid to leave your home and go to work, and send your kids to school,” Igo said.
He also reassured parishioners that there would be no arrests or raids at churches, schools or hospitals, but he said immigrants with a prominent warrant would likely face deportation.
US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) knocks on the suspect’s door during an ice attack in Chicago, Illinois. The Dallas Police Chief said his department would not turn back or report anyone in the country illegally trying to help 911. (Bloomberg via Christopher Dilt/Getty Images)
IGO also took it to X last night to relay the message that DPD would not cooperate with federal immigration officials.
“There is no room for fear in our community,” Igo wrote to X:
It is not the first time that IGO has made public statements that appear to be against the Trump administration.
Deported President Donald Trump and immigrants from Columbia. (Jim Watson/AFP, left, government of Columbia)
Later last month, IGO posted a video message to X, saying that all residents will be treated the same regardless of their immigration situation.
The latest IGO comments come as newly sworn attorney general Pam Bondy Trump He filed a lawsuit on Wednesday He claims New York and its governor, Kathy Hochul, and Attorney General Leticia James that they failed to comply with federal law by protecting illegal immigrants.
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Dallas, along with Texas neighbour Fort Worth, led by a Republican mayor, is one of two of the two largest dozen cities in the country.
Last year, DPD reported a decline of 8.2% With violent crime Citywide in 2024 includes a 26% reduction in homicide compared to the previous year. According to data released by the DPD, the decline in homicides represents 65 murder victims more than in 2023, bringing the city’s homicide rate to the lowest level even before the pandemic.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten from Fox News contributed to this report.