Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced Friday that the city will stop sharing their real-time arrest database with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following protests at City Hall, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
“I cannot in good conscience allow the agreement to continue,” the Democrat mayor said, adding "We’re not going to provide them with information so they can go out and round people up."
Kenny's decision means the city will not renew a contract with the agency that expires at the end of August.
The decision comes after months of consultation with community groups, lawyers and immigrant advocates, and follows weeks of tumultuous protests by anti-ICE demonstrators, who on Wednesday took over and held a City Hall stairway.
A formal announcement is scheduled for Friday afternoon at City Hall. ICE officials were informed Thursday in an emailed letter from City Solicitor Marcel Pratt.
Kenney said he had grown increasingly concerned that ICE was using the database “in inappropriate ways,” including to conduct investigations of undocumented immigrants in Philadelphia who had not broken any other laws. -Philly.com
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Illegal aliens haven't broken any laws?
ReplyDeleteFools ignoring passed laws to appease of few hundred whinning cheaters. They cut in line, steal my taxes to pay for this BS? Why are democrats not fixing this problem? Thay are a big part of the problem!!
ReplyDeleteThen I say they (Philadelphia) is on its own. Don't call for help when you need it and you will. (map)
ReplyDeleteThat coward Democrat Mare should have had some balls and arrested those anti-ICE protesters that took over and held a City Hall stairway.
ReplyDeleteTypical coward PUSS!
They broke the law entering the US illegally.
ReplyDeleteKeep voting Dems the new social Communist Traitors.
ReplyDeleteSo let me understand this. ICE is using the data base in "inappropriate ways" because illegal immigrants have not broken ANY OTHER LAWS.....Let that sink in for a moment
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ReplyDeleteTake their Federal dollars and see how quickly he's singing a different tune!