AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL • IRIS
Philadelphia, PA City Council Passes ‘ICE Out’ Legislative Package Restricting Immigration Enforcement

Policy ID

PHL-LA-2026-4-23
Local Response
Philadelphia
Legislative Action

Short Description

The Philadelphia City Council passed a seven-bill ‘ICE Out’ package with a veto-proof majority, enacting some of the nation’s most stringent local restrictions on federal immigration enforcement. The bills codify the city’s sanctuary policies by barring 287(g) agreements and the honoring of ICE detainers without a judicial warrant; prohibit city agencies, including police, from assisting civil immigration enforcement; restrict the collection and sharing of residents’ immigration-status data; bar ICE from staging raids on city property or accessing non-public city facilities such as libraries, health centers, shelters, and recreation centers without a judicial warrant; ban law enforcement, including ICE, from wearing masks or using unmarked vehicles and require visible badges; and establish citizenship and immigration status as protected classes under the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance.

Date Adopted

04/23/2026

Updates

Mayor Cherelle Parker signed six of the seven bills on May 7, 2026 and allowed the seventh, the mask/identity-concealment ban (Bill 260060), to become law without her signature; the provisions take effect roughly 60 days later, in July 2026.

References

See Also

Pittsburgh, PA Bill Package Limiting City Interaction with ICE

04/07/2026
Pittsburgh
Legislative Action
PA

Allegheny County, PA Ordinance Codifying County Workers’ Response to Immigration Enforcement

03/10/2026
Allegheny County
Legislative Action
PA

Harrisburg, PA Creates Its First Ban on Use of City Employees for Federal Immigration Enforcement

02/24/2026
Harrisburg
Legislative Action
PA