City Council Members Raise Questions over CPD's Response to ICE Activity

City Council members raise questions over CPD's response to ICE activity

Some members of Chicago City Council are raising questions regarding the Chicago Police Department's response to ICE activity in the city earlier this month, looking to determine if officers violated city law by cooperating with ICE agents.

Key West City Commission votes to recognize 287(g) agreement with ICE as void

The Key West City Commission voted to “recognize as void” a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday in a 6 to 1 vote. The federal program, known as 287(g), allows local police officers to perform certain federal immigration enforcement functions. This would include allowing officers to question, arrest and detain people who are suspected of violating...

Key West city commission votes 6-1 to void its immigration enforcement agreement with ICE

Responding to an outcry of business owners, church leaders and local residents, the Key West City Commission cancelled the city’s agreement to allow local police to assist federal immigration agents in apprehending suspected undocumented immigrants.

ICE detentions of non-criminal immigrants spike; about 8% have violent convictions, analysis of new data shows

More than half the people ICE has detained under President Trump have no criminal conviction, while roughly 8% were convicted of violent crimes, an analysis of new data by CBS News finds.

ICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. So Rolla activists are stepping up

Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help ICE detainees as the Phelps County Jail contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness.

Key West City Commission voids agreement with ICE and reaffirms its status as a "welcoming city." - Key West Island News

Doing so puts the city, commissioners and the police department squarely at odds with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' mandate that all local law enforcement must