Lawmakers Urge 6 Bexar County Cities to Reconsider ICE Agreements over Local Police Role
The lawmakers said the agreements could strain small police departments and blur local policing with federal immigration enforcement, while ICE says officers get special training.
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Lawmakers urge 6 San Antonio-area cities to pull back from ICE enforcement agreements
Democratic federal and state lawmakers have called on six small San Antonio-area communities to end their cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing that the deals make their residents less safe. U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar along with Texas Reps. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins and Trey Martinez Fischer were among those who […] The post Lawmakers urge 6 San Antonio-area cities to pull back from ICE en…
Nixa City Council votes 5-1 to let police join ICE program
Nixa City Council voted 5-1 on Aug. 11, 2026, to adopt a resolution allowing the Nixa Police Department to participate in ICE's 287(g) program, despite public opposition from Nixa and Springfield residents. The post Nixa police will join ICE program, training some officers to enforce immigration laws appeared first on Springfield Daily Citizen.
Lawmakers urge 6 Bexar County cities to reconsider ICE agreements over local police role
A group of federal and state lawmakers is calling on six Bexar County communities to reconsider their agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing that local police should not take on a greater role in federal immigration enforcement.
Castro, Casar call on Bexar County-area cities to end ICE 287(g) agreements
San Antonio lawmakers Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar join local leaders today to reveal updates on city ICE agreements. The deals let police take on some immigration enforcement and are expanding under Trump and Abbott.
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