Houston Police to Stop Alerting ICE During Traffic Stops NYT - Home Page By: J. David Goodman 6 November 2026 at 17:28 Mayor John Whitmire has instructed Houston police to stop notifying immigration agents when they encounter someone without legal status during routine street stops. ยฉ Antranik Tavitian for The New York TimesMayor John Whitmire of Houston in July.