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Politics● Low42m ago · Nov 7, 2026, 2:49 AM

Houston mayor limits ICE cooperation by police after Democratic victory

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · North America

Mayor John Whitmire has signed an executive order instructing Houston police to not contact ICE agents when a person is detained for nonviolent offenses. ICE released a statement on X reacting to the change, writing: 'Watching child porn and selling heroin are classified as 'nonviolent offenses' by the way.'

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