ADOPTED

The adopted resolution opposes a proposed federal policy that would allow state and local law enforcement agencies to arrest and detain people for violations of federal immigration laws. It calls on Mayor Street and Police Commissioner Johnson to oppose the policy and on Mayor Street to issue an executive order limiting city agencies, including the Philadelphia Police Department, from investigating or requesting information about a person’s citizenship or residency status unless legally required.

Calling on Mayor Street and Police Commissioner Johnson to oppose a new federal policy which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with the legal authority to arrest and detain persons for violations of federal immigration laws and calling on Mayor Street to issue an Executive Order prohibiting all City departments and agencies, including the Philadelphia Police Department, from requesting information about or otherwise investigating or assisting in the investigation of the citizenship or residency status of any person unless such inquiry or investigation is required by statute, ordinance, federal regulation or court decision.