The Dallas Police Department (DPD) has begun holding a series of outreach meetings to inform immigrant communities that agents will not take part in the currently underway deportation attacks or arrests by the Trump administration.
At least five meetings will be held, with the first kickoff on Wednesday, with the rest running until February 20th, according to the DPD Facebook page.
On Wednesday, DPD interim chief Michael Igo tried to ease the fears of troops running through local immigrant communities in support of immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) in a reinforced deportation effort under the Trump administration. .
The IGO chief said no one in the country would turn back or report the illegality of his department trying to help 911. (Fox News/Istock)
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“The Dallas Police Department does not support federal agencies by detaining people who have not been documented or documented in the city of Dallas,” said Igo, attendees at Familia Bethel International Church in Dallas on a per-CBS News basis. He spoke to.
The IGO, who has been interim police chief since October, illegally makes Spanish-speaking parishioners illegal to have people here illegally called 911 or were attracted for traffic violations. He said he would not report or report it.
“I need to keep calling the police, not be afraid to leave your home and go to work, and send your kids to school,” Igo said.
He also reassured parishioners that there would be no arrests or raids at churches, schools or hospitals, but he said immigrants with a prominent warrant would likely face deportation.
US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) knocks on the suspect's door during an ice attack in Chicago, Illinois. The Dallas Police Chief said his department would not turn back or report anyone in the country illegally trying to help 911. (Bloomberg via Christopher Dilt/Getty Images)
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IGO also took it to X last night to relay the message that DPD would not cooperate with federal immigration officials.
“There is no room for fear in our community,” Igo wrote to X:
It is not the first time that IGO has made public statements that appear to be against the Trump administration.
Deported President Donald Trump and immigrants from Columbia. (Jim Watson/AFP, left, government of Columbia)
Later last month, IGO posted a video message to X, saying that all residents will be treated the same regardless of their immigration situation.
The IGO's latest comment was that newly sworn attorney general Pam Bondi Trump filed a lawsuit against New York State and its governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday to protect illegal immigrants. He claimed that he failed to comply with federal laws by doing so.
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Dallas, along with Texas neighbour Fort Worth, led by a Republican mayor, is one of two of the two largest dozen cities in the country.
Last year, DPD reported a citywide decline in violent crime by 8.2% in 2024. This included a 26% decrease in homicides compared to the previous year. According to data released by the DPD, the decline in homicides represents 65 murder victims more than in 2023, bringing the city's homicide rate to the lowest level even before the pandemic.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten from Fox News contributed to this report.
