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id: 403ea6b0d9
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-06 10:48 CST
updated: 2026-11-06 15:13 CST
status: developing
outlets: 7
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# Whitmire limits HPD cooperation with ICE

Mayor John Whitmire announced a Houston Police Department policy limiting contact with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Reports differ on the scope.

Section: [Public Safety](/houston/section/safety.md) · Entities: [John Whitmire](/houston/wiki/john-whitmire.md), [Houston Police Department](/houston/wiki/houston-police-department.md), [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement](/houston/wiki/u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement.md)

> Developing: facts are still being established. Treat early details as provisional.

## Coverage

- [KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC)](https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/11/06/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-live-press-conference-with-city-officials/), 2026-11-06 10:48 CST: Whitmire ends routine ICE cooperation after Democrats sweep Texas: ‘Elections matter’
- [Houston Public Media](https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2026/11/06/566444/listen-live-houston-mayor-john-whitmire-discusses-hpd-policy-change/?utm_source=rss-city-of-houston-article&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=hpm-rss-link), 2026-11-06 11:00 CST: LISTEN LIVE: Houston Mayor John Whitmire discusses HPD policy change
- [Houston Chronicle](https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/john-whitmire-changes-houston-police-policy-22516751.php), 2026-11-06 12:01 CST: Houston mayor orders police to turn back on ICE after election blowout
- [ABC13 Houston (KTRK)](https://abc13.com/post/houston-mayor-whitmire-signs-order-limit-cooperation-ice-says-elections-matter-democrats-win/20020394/), 2026-11-06 13:59 CST: Houston mayor signs order to limit cooperation with ICE
- [CW39 Houston](https://cw39.com/cw39/whitmire-changes-ice-policy/), 2026-11-06 14:44 CST: Whitmire says Texas election results helped Houston change its ICE policy
- [Texas Tribune](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516829/ice-warrants-immigration-houston-texas-whitmire-police), 2026-11-06 15:03 CST: Houston mayor limits police cooperation with ICE after Democratic wins
- [Community Impact (Houston)](https://communityimpact.com/heights-river-oaks-montrose/government/houston-police-department-changes-ice-notification-policy/), 2026-11-06 15:13 CST: Houston Police Department changes ICE notification policy

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.