Houston mayor John Whitmire signed an executive order instructing police to not contact immigration enforcement agents when a person is detained for nonviolent offenses. (AFP pic)HOUSTON: The mayor of Houston, Texas announced Friday that the city's police department will limit its cooperation with federal immigration agents after Democrats swept midterm elections this week.
The so-called "blue tsunami" ousted Republican governor Greg Abbott, a close Texas ally of US president Donald Trump, who has cracked down on immigration with raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents since returning to office last year.
Abbott had threatened in April to revoke US$110 million in public safety funding from Houston if city officials didn't walk back a similar measure earlier this year, and city officials complied.
