Overview
- Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones recessed the special session three times after disruptions, including loud boos as Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody attempted to speak.
- More than 180 people signed up to testify and five-plus hours of remarks followed, with a mostly anti-ICE crowd inside council chambers and protests outside City Hall.
- San Antonio police leaders reiterated that SAPD does not enforce immigration laws, with Deputy City Manager Maria Villagomez noting officers lack authority to arrest on administrative warrants.
- City data show ICE issued 111 detainers out of more than 51,000 SAPD arrests in 2025, and Chief William McManus described requests to assist federal operations as rare, citing limited roles in July, November, and December actions.
- The debate follows reports of increased ICE activity in the city, including an alleged vehicle-ramming that injured an agent, and comes as ICE publicly argued on X that agency cooperation with local police prevents chaos.