Houston Public MediaMay 28, 2025

Houston's police chief rescinded a directive requiring patrol officers to make at least one traffic stop per shift. The move came before the start of a city council meeting where an ordinance prohibiting the practice was passed.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/28/522466/houston-police-department-drops-traffic-stop-quotas-after-pushback-from-council-members-and-activists/

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Houston Police Department drops traffic stop quotas after pushback from council members and activists

HPD no longer requires patrol officers to make at least one traffic stop per shift. In 2024, Black drivers accounted for about 34% of HPD’s traffic stops despite comprising 23% of the city’s population.

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Houston Public MediaMar 18, 2025

The Houston Police Department says its stance of leaving immigration enforcement in the hands of federal agencies has not changed, even though a local family says a man was detained by the department and then handed over to federal agents.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/03/18/516185/hpd-says-their-stance-on-immigration-enforcement-hasnt-changed-despite-recent-turnover-to-ice/

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Houston police, after recent turnover to ICE, say stance on immigration enforcement hasn’t changed

Jose Armando Lainez Argueta, 43, was detained March 5 during a traffic stop in northeast Houston, according to Houston Police Department spokesperson Jodi Silva. She said the traffic stop involved running Argueta's criminal history, and that was when an immigration warrant popped up.

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