Texas Governor Signs Law That BANS Sanctuary Cities

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May 7th, 2017

Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a wonderful new bill into law that effectively bans sanctuary cities.

This law also grants officers the ability to ask the immigration status of those they detain.

Governor Abbott commented prior to signing the law:

    “Citizens expect law enforcement officers to enforce the law, and citizens deserve lawbreakers to face legal consequences . . . Texans expect us to keep them safe, and that is exactly what we are going to do.”

The state of Texas has just achieved a major victory in the fight against illegal immigration. The bill, known as S.B. 4, will keep cities from calling themselves “sanctuary cities” and will keep them from considering themselves above the law. No longer will they be able to refuse to cooperate with federal authorities and officials on the enforcement of immigration.

The bill spawned protests from the insolent and the disobedient, but nevertheless, this is a huge win for the state of Texas and for the sovereignty of the United States of America.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/winning-texas-governor-signs-law-bans-sanctuary-cities-video/

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Sanctuary cities? No siree

 A former Texas political leader is pleased that her state will not tolerate its cities and counties becoming sanctuaries for illegal aliens who are trying to avoid federal immigration authorities.

Cathie Adams, a national board member of Eagle Forum and a former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, tells OneNewsNow the anti-sanctuary city bill has some real teeth. For one thing police, chiefs and sheriffs who fail to honor a jail detainer request from federal immigration agents could be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, which carries possible jail time. And any chief or sheriff who is convicted of not complying could be removed from office.

Banning illegal alien sanctuaries has been viewed as the defining issue of Governor Gregg Abbott's (R) first term. And Adams adds that providing sanctuary to illegal aliens incites trouble.
Adams

"I think that families deserve better protection than just having a set-aside saying that in this city an illegal alien is going to be protected," she submits. "That is not protecting the majority of people; it is only protecting one who has already broken the law by being in the country illegally."

And Adams says this law is important to a state like Texas, as it shares a long border with Mexico.

"These are not people crossing the border just because they need jobs or because they want a safer place to live," the Eagle Forum board member points out. "These are people who are here to do mischief. And we know that there are drug lords that are controlling the border and creating lots of trouble for those living along the border."

Adams is also pleased to see that President Trump has made the sanctuary city problem a major focus of his immigration agenda.

https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/05/08/sanctuary-cities-no-siree

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Gov. Greg Abbott signs 'sanctuary cities' ban into law on Facebook Live

Abbott, who designated the ban as an emergency item in January, signed the bill just four days after both chambers of the Legislature gave it final approval. Its passage is a major victory for Abbott and Republicans who advocate for stricter enforcement of immigration law. The Legislature has tried to pass a ban every session since 2011.

The law will go into effect Sept. 1.

The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose support Abbott often cites on issues like abortion, had strongly opposed the law. On Friday, the bishops had called on Abbott to veto the bill.

"Those policies are sanctuary city policies and won't be tolerated in Texas," Abbott said."Elected officials and law enforcement agencies, they don't get to pick and choose which laws they will obey."

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2017/05/07/abbott-signs-sanctuary-cities-ban-law

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Texas Sanctuary City Crackdown: AG Paxton Sues Austin, Others

Via Fox News:

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton already has filed suit against local jurisdictions that had been accused of not cooperating with federal immigration agents, in a preemptive bid to uphold a newly signed anti-sanctuary city law and head off numerous legal challenges.

    Paxton filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, as Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday signed the crackdown which bars sanctuary policies and gives local law enforcement officers the right to ask the immigration status of anyone they stop. Under the law, local officers who won’t cooperate with federal immigration agents could face jail time and fines up to $25,000 per day.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/09/texas-sanctuary-city-crackdown-ag-paxton-sues-austin-others.html