Nation’s Mayors Call for Bipartisan Immigration Reform Washington, DC—Today, President Donald Trump signed into law a $70 billion package that will fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) through the end of his term without any requirement that the agencies reform their practices. In March the U.S. Conference of Mayors
Measure Would Undermine Public Safety, Strain Local Communities, Erode Trust Between Residents and Law Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) released a letter to U.S. senators urging them to remove a newly added immigration enforcement provision from the reconciliation bill currently under consideration in the Senate. The provision would
In a new letter, bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors warns that approving additional funding for ICE and CBP without commitment to reform their practices would be a tragic mistake WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the U.S. Senate considers a second reconciliation bill that would provide additional funding for federal immigration enforcement through FY 2029, the bipartisan
Emergency Resolutions acknowledge importance of immigrants to the U.S., call on federal immigration enforcement to model professionalism and standards expected of local police, urge bipartisan effort to fix broken immigration system Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) is calling for urgent reform of federal immigration enforcement procedures and a modernization of
Statement from the U.S. Conference of Mayors Following Death of Another Protestor in Minneapolis Washington, D.C.—Below is a statement from the U.S. Conference of Mayors following the death of another protestor in Minneapolis today: “Today’s death in Minneapolis represents another tragedy. As American mayors representing cities large and small - Republican, Democratic and Independent -
Committees began voting on policy resolutions, including on immigration enforcement, affordable housing, public safety, AI. Eleven cities were recognized for sustainability initiatives. Tampa, FL – Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) opened its 93rd Annual Meeting with a bipartisan group of more than 170 mayors gathering in Tampa, Florida. Here, they celebrated the strength
Washington, DC–Below is a statement by Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, on today’s arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka by ICE: “The events this afternoon involving the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka by ICE agents outside Delaney Hall, a detention facility run by a private prison operator
U.S. Conference of Mayors CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran issued the following statement on the Report from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Declined Detainers: “The U.S. Conference of Mayors has serious concerns with the Declined Detainer Outcome Report ICE released today. “It lists jurisdictions as non-compliant that are currently complying with federal law,