Federal Judge Rules Philadelphia Does Not Have to Honor ICE Jail Detainers

U.S. District Judge Chad F. Kenney dismissed the Justice Department’s challenge to the detainer provision of Philadelphia’s “ICE Out” legislation, ruling that “compliance with an immigration detainer is voluntary.” The ordinance, signed by Mayor Cherelle Parker in May, bars city agencies from holding release-eligible people on detainers or administrative warrants. In July, Kenney had ruled the city cannot order ICE agents to unmask.