How Would Houston Police & Whitmire Respond to Trump Migrant Round-Ups?

Donald Trump says he'll use local police to conduct his mass round-ups and deportations of migrants.

Here is some of what it says in Axios:

​"We have to deport a lot of people, and they have to start immediately," Trump said during his interview in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Fox News.....Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would give "immunity" to police "to give the job they have to do" and said the officers understand who the migrants are....It's going to be the local police are going to turn them over, and we're going to have to move them back to their country," he added...."

​This would be a big deal in Houston/Harris County. 

Some local questions these plans raise are: 

* Would the Houston Police Department take part? How would they be able to say no under pressure from the State of Texas and a Trump Justice Department?  

* Mayor Whitmire intends to invite Texas Department of Public Safety police to Houston. Police troops under state command would clearly do Greg Abbott's and Donald Trump's bidding. Should we be inviting these people into our city?  

*Would Democratic elected officials help establish safe houses for migrants and be willing to be on the streets to monitor violations of civil rights?     

*How would the people of Houston/Harris County resist? 

The Trump people are serious about everything that are saying.  We should right now be thinking about the challenges ahead. We must demand that our elected officials are ready to respond and ready to protect the people they represent.      

(What are your thoughts and questions on these possible migrant round-ups and how local officials should respond? Please leave a comment with your ideas.)      

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