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John Whitmire: “I'm asking for a moratorium, maybe 90 day moratorium to…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Mayor John Whitmire Calls for a Moratorium of ICE Enforcement Actions

Published | Video Starts at 01:00

Well, obviously that was breaking news as I got to work this morning. It's unfortunate. I thought certainly a pause was appropriate. In fact, I would go a step further. I'm asking for a moratorium, maybe 90 day moratorium to allow DHS, Homeland Security to review their policies. their model. It's obviously to anyone, any objective person knows that their methods are not working. They've got to be trained, called back in de escalation. (01:00–01:09)

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Asserts that a 90-day moratorium is needed for DHS to review its policies.

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