NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Mayor Helena Moreno signed an executive order which will prohibit any public official from entering a “287(g) agreement,” a method by which ICE “deputizes” local law enforcement to conduct immigration enforcement operations, according to the city.

Based on this executive order, no city official is allowed to sign or submit any application, letter of intent, certification or other document intended to participate in a 287(g) or ICE Agreement.

“Immigration enforcement is not the mission of the New Orleans Police Department — it never has been and it won’t be under my watch,” Moreno said. “NOPD will never ask for anyone’s immigration status and will not be deputized under ICE.”

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“NOPD’s priority is public safety — responding to violent crime, protecting residents and building trust in our communities. We will always comply with state law while simultaneously protecting New Orleanians.”

In at least eight other states, similar bans are happening.

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