Let's Get ICE out of Harris County (Vamos a Sacar a ICE del Condado de Harris!)
Harris County
(En espanol a continuacion)
Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) continues to hold contracts and informal agreements with ICE. Harris County is also allowing ICE agents to operate out of the Harris County Joint Processing Center.
Houston Leads is committed to ending the ongoing and harmful collaboration between ICE and Harris County. Giving ICE physical space to work out of the Harris County Joint Processing Center, sharing booking information, and asking about citizenship status are not required under local ordinances, state, or federal laws. This kind of harmful collaboration between Harris County and ICE is entirely voluntary.
Why we're fighting:
Harris County is a gateway to the mass deportation of immigrants.
-Individuals are targeted by ICE and deported in Harris County facilities without a meaningful opportunity to access legal counsel.
· Harris County holds more people for ICE than any other county in Texas, costing local taxpayers $1.6 million in May of this year.
· Harris County has the highest number of ICE arrests in the nation, according to this recent October 2018 TRAC report.
· The average number of ICE detainers issue each month in Harris County rose from 195 in FY2016 to 381 in FY 2018 (a 95% increase).
Our demand is simple: Get ICE out of Harris County. Sign this petition demanding the following from Harris County Sheriff's Office:
-ICE should not be permitted to have a physical presence in the Joint Processing Center.
-Booking information (including date of birth and citizenship status) should not be shared with ICE.
-HCSO needs to stop honoring invalid ICE detainers. While SB4 requires county compliance with ICE detainers, this only applies to valid detainers.
- County officials, including law enforcement, Magistrate and Criminal Court judges, should not ask about citizenship status.
ESPANOL:
La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Harris (HCSO) continúa manteniendo contratos y acuerdos informales con ICE. El condado de Harris también permite que los agentes de ICE operen desde el Centro de procesamiento conjunto del condado de Harris.
Por qué estamos peleando:
Nuestra demanda es simple: sacar a ICE del condado de Harris. Firme esta petición exigiendo lo siguiente a la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Harris:
To:
Harris County
From:
[Your Name]
Houston Leads is committed to ending the ongoing and harmful collaboration between ICE and Harris County. Giving ICE physical space to work out of the Harris County Joint Processing Center, sharing booking information, and asking about citizenship status are not required under local ordinances, state, or federal laws. This kind of harmful collaboration between Harris County and ICE is entirely voluntary.
Our demand is simple: Get ICE out of Harris County.
Detailed demands are the following:
-ICE should not be permitted to have a physical presence in the Joint Processing Center.
-Booking information (including date of birth and citizenship status) should not be shared with ICE.
-HCSO needs to stop honoring invalid ICE detainers. While SB4 requires county compliance with ICE detainers, this only applies to valid detainers.
- County officials, including law enforcement, Magistrate and Criminal Court judges, should not ask about citizenship status.