Where are all those Latinos who supported Whitmire? Will they please stand up and take a bow for the Latino community? Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia was on many commercials promoting Whitmire. State Senator Carol Alvardo, State Reps: Armando Walle, Ana Hernandez, Sergio Lira (LULAC) Constable Sylvia Trevino, Council Member Robert Gallegos, and others. Latinos always have to be careful because it could be the Latino politician that sticks that knife in your back.
Remember, if you happen to be with the person detained and you are not here legally, you could become collateral damage; translated, ICE takes you also.
HPD may have been doing this for a while from Houston Landing. This story, which is several days old, is about HPD stopping a vehicle and calling ICE.
HOUSTON (Texas Tribune) – Houston police are being instructed to call federal immigration authorities if they come across an individual who has deportation orders listed in the national crime database.
The new guidance to law enforcement in Texas’ largest city comes after the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials added 700,000 individuals with deportation orders to the National Crime Information Center database, which is used widely by local law enforcement across the country to track warrants, missing persons, stolen property and other criminal records.
The Houston Chronicle first reported on the guidance Friday, citing an email from Executive Chief Thomas Hardin. According to the Chronicle, the email said officers must call federal authorities when they discover a hit in the federal system. Hardin told officers to consult with federal authorities on how to handle the situation, including remaining at the scene for ICE to arrive.
I have written for months what Whitmire would do. It was only a matter of time before he came out proudly against the Latino immigrants. It was no coincidence that Congress did not call Whitmire to the hearing where they questioned mayors of sanctuary cities.
