Philadelphia City Council passes landmark ‘ICE Out’ legislation
Philadelphia City Council passes landmark ‘ICE Out’ legislation
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Philadelphia City Council passes landmark ‘ICE Out’ legislation
The package of seven bills restricting federal immigration enforcement activities in Philadelphia will now go to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s desk, backed by a veto-proof majority.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/45461373
“We are going to put Philadelphia on the map of having one of the strongest local laws in the entire country, telling ICE how they need to behave when they’re in Philadelphia,” Landau told WHYY News.
- Prohibits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and all other law enforcement officers from wearing masks or using unmarked vehicles, and requires them to display badges, with exceptions for undercover work, SWAT teams and medical purposes.
- Codifies the city’s longstanding commitment to not participating in collaboration agreements with ICE under its 287(g) program.
- Prohibits city agencies, including police, from collaborating with ICE and other federal civil immigration enforcement agents absent a judicial warrant.
- Prohibits city agencies from collecting information on people’s citizenship or immigration status and sharing that information or other personal data with ICE.
- Prohibits discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status by city agencies, employers, housing providers or businesses.
- Bars ICE from conducting raids on city-owned properties.
- Bans ICE access, absent a judicial warrant, to city-owned spaces, including libraries, health centers, shelters and rec centers.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the legislation.