\u201cThank you Council.\u201d<\/p>\n
Progressive activists, who have not always been aligned with City Council, chanted that refrain after lawmakers passed a series of measures Thursday associated with the \u201cICE Out\u201d and \u201cSafe Healthy Homes\u201d legislative packages.<\/p>\n
Council\u2019s minority wing \u2014 Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O\u2019Rourke, both members of the liberal Working Families Party \u2014 played a major role in both efforts. In a joint statement, they said the bills \u201care the most significant and far-reaching legislation to pass through City Council this year.\u201d All of the proposals passed with minimal opposition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese bills are a monumental victory for Philadelphians,\u201d Brooks remarked following the votes. \u201cUltimately, today is a historic day for our movement, our party and people here in Philadelphia.\u201d<\/p>\n
ICE Out<\/p>\n
Brooks and Councilmember Rue Landau introduced the seven immigration bills in January<\/a>, after federal officers killed Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n Among other provisions, the ICE Out legislation:<\/p>\n Makes it a criminal offense for law enforcement officers to wear masks, conceal their badges, don plainclothes or use an unmarked car, with limited exceptions.<\/p>\n Bars federal immigration officers from entering municipal buildings, libraries, recreation centers, schools and other facilities, unless they have a signed judicial warrant.<\/p>\n Generally prohibits city employees from asking about a resident\u2019s immigration status or requiring them to show a U.S. passport or state driver\u2019s license, instead of a City ID, which can be issued to undocumented immigrants.<\/p>\n Formally forbids the city from entering into a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, does not allow municipal contracts to be awarded to entities that do business with immigration authorities and bans police officers and other city workers from complying with immigration detainers and administrative warrants.<\/p>\n Stipulates that no city property, including parking lots, be used as a staging area, processing location or operations base for federal immigration agents.<\/p>\n Prevents the sharing of personal data maintained by the city for the purpose of immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n Adds citizenship and immigration status to a law banning employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination.<\/p>\n