Support for the package came from several council members, with immigrant rights groups helping craft the measure.

The legislation mirrors actions in other Pennsylvania cities and positions Philadelphia as a welcoming city amid a broader national debate on immigration enforcement.

A hearing is required before a floor vote, with timing depending on support and the hearing schedule, and a vote could come within weeks.

Advocates and officials, including leaders from immigrant rights groups, say fear and aggressive enforcement justify the bills, while District Attorney Krasner publicly supports resistance to ICE as a threat to civil society.

Two Philadelphia City Council members introduced a package to curb ICE activity in the city, including bans on ICE using city property, requiring judicial warrants for access to city buildings, and prohibiting ICE and its data sharing with city agencies.

The measures would bar ICE from using city-owned properties as raid staging areas and would restrict entry into libraries, shelters, and other city facilities without a warrant, with limited exceptions for undercover work, SWAT operations, and medical needs.

The proposals, authored by Brooks and Landau, align with similar local laws in Allentown and Reading and reflect concerns about federal crackdowns on immigration.

Leaders frame the measures as protecting residents’ safety and civil rights, citing fear of raids and aligning with Philadelphia’s history of social justice activism.

Additional provisions would prohibit the use of face masks, unmarked vehicles, and city data for raids, prohibit data sharing or collaboration with ICE by city agencies, and make discrimination based on immigration status illegal.

Context includes recent increases in ICE detentions in Philadelphia and ongoing protests and debate over sanctuary-city status and ICE policies.

A Philadelphia City Hall press event highlighted ICE enforcement concerns in other cities and framed the measure as asserting local control over immigration matters.

Officials from the mayor’s office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were not immediately available for comment as of publication.