Houston Police should accept the county’s new library card — which includes the holder's photo, name, birthdate and address — as a form of identification, following a similar initiative in San Antonio, a group of immigrants said at a protest Thursday.
Beatriz Meraz join members of Texas Organizing Project and immigrant rights activists chanting and calling on Houston Police Chief Troy Finner to accept the Harris County Public Library’s new enhanced library card as a non-traditional form of identification when HPD officers interact with residents during a press conference Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at HPD headquarters in Houston.
It would help “the most vulnerable communities that cannot obtain a state ID,” said Damaris González, immigration rights organizer for the civic nonprofit Texas Organizing Project. The Harris County library system requested a legal opinion from the Harris County Attorney’s Office to determine whether the cards can be used as legal identification. Stevens said they are awaiting a response.
“I am a member of the community who is not able to obtain a state identification due to my immigration status,” said Josefina Zuñiga, a migrant from Mexico at the demonstration who said that she lived in fear of being arrested and deported every time she drives or cannot provide an ID issued by a Texas or U.S. institution.
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