immigrants sends a message that the Obama Administration has little interest in enforcing our immigration laws. Chief Hurtt opted not to have HPD participate in ICEs program to train local police to assist with immigration enforcement ... This makes it abundantly clear to Texas Arizona and other border states that no matter how many resources we allocate to secure our borders we cannot trust the administration to fulfill this constitutional responsibility."
-- Congressman Michael McCaul on the appointment of former Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt to head the ICE Office of State & Local Coordination
