Dallas police won't join ICE deportation raids, interim chief tells immigrant meetings

The Dallas Police Department (DPD) has started organizing a series of outreach gatherings aimed at informing immigrant communities that the department will not participate in any deportation raids or arrests carried out by the Trump administration.

There are five meetings scheduled, with the initial one commencing on Wednesday and the rest continuing until Feb. 20, as announced on the DPD Facebook page.

During the first meeting on Wednesday, DPD Interim Chief Michael Igo addressed concerns within local immigrant communities about the department’s potential collaboration with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the increasing deportation activities initiated by the Trump administration.

Chief Igo

Chief Igo said his department would not turn in or report anyone in the country illegally who calls 911 for help. (Fox News/iStock)

Igo also took to X last night to relay his message that DPD would not cooperate with federal immigration officials. 

“There’s no room for fear in our community,” Igo wrote on X. “I am meeting with stakeholders across Dallas to reassure them we’re here to serve and protect all Dallas residents and are committed to enforcing city ordinances and state laws.”

It’s not the first time Igo has made public remarks that would appear to be counter to the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump and deported migrants in Colombia

President Donald Trump and deported migrants from Colombia. (Jim WATSON/AFP, left, and Colombian government)

Late last month, Igo, posted a video message to X, saying that all residents would be treated the same regardless of their immigration status.  

Igo’s latest comments come as newly sworn-in Attorney General Pam Bondi Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of New York and its governor, Kathy Hochul, and Attorney General Letitia James, alleging a failure to comply with federal law by shielding illegal immigrants.

Dallas is one of two cities among the country’s largest dozen cities, along with Texas neighbor Fort Worth, that is led by a Republican mayor.

Last year, DPD reported an 8.2% decrease in violent crime across the city in 2024, including a 26% reduction in murders compared to the previous year. The decline in homicides represents 65 fewer murder victims than in 2023, bringing the city’s murder rate to its lowest level since before the pandemic, according to data released by DPD. 

Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report. 

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