The Dallas Police Department (DPD) has announced that it will not participate in immigration enforcement actions led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), opting instead to hold community outreach meetings to reassure immigrant residents.
The meetings began on Wednesday and will feature the city's Office of Community Police Oversight and faith-based community groups.
Interim Police Chief Michael Igo emphasized that the department's role remains focused on crime prevention and public safety, not immigration enforcement, as Fox News reports:.
"The Dallas Police Department is not assisting any federal agency on detaining people that are either documented or undocumented in the city of Dallas.
Lt. Eddie Reyes, involved with the aforementioned UNIDOS, highlighted the challenge of maintaining trust amid heightened immigration enforcement to NBC's affiliate in Dallas:.
"There's a lot of false information on social media about the Dallas Police Department working directly with ICE and others.
Additional outreach events are scheduled across Dallas, with efforts extending to neighboring communities like Irving. »
