Panel still weighing Phoenix migrant policy
Phoenix waits to hear enforcement advice
Casey Newton

With the whole city waiting for its recommendations, the panel reviewing Phoenix’s controversial immigration-enforcement policy says it needs more time.

The panel, formed by Mayor Phil Gordon earlier this month to discuss changes to police Operations Order 1.4, expects to complete its work by mid- to late January. The operations order prevents police in most cases from asking people about their immigration status.

“We haven’t set a specific date, but we do hope to be done with this by January,â€