Overview
- The seven-bill package won veto-proof approval Thursday and now goes to Mayor Cherelle Parker for action, with most measures passing 16-1 and two at 15-2.
- One bill bars law enforcement from wearing masks or using unmarked vehicles and requires visible badges, with exceptions for undercover work, SWAT teams, and medical needs.
- Other measures block ICE from using city property for enforcement and keep city-owned spaces like libraries, health centers, shelters, and rec centers off limits without a judge's warrant.
- The package also codifies the city's refusal to honor ICE detainer requests without judicial warrants and forbids city agencies from collecting or sharing immigration-status data.
- City officials and legal experts expect lawsuits, and a Ninth Circuit order this week blocking California's masked-agent rule suggests parts of Philadelphia's plan could be struck or narrowed.