Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott blocked funding to Austin on Wednesday after its sheriff said the city’s jails would no longer honor most federal
immigration detainers.
Abbott’s
move begins a crackdown over sanctuary city policies in the state. The
Republican governor is also pushing to sign new laws that could go even further
than President Donald Trump’s new executive actions against sanctuary policies.
Fox
News reports: “Travis County officials condemned Abbott’s decision,
which would cost Austin 1.5 million in grant money earmarked for crime victim
services, courts and other programs. They stood by Sheriff Sally Hernandez, who
announced after Trump’s inauguration that her jails would only honor
immigration holds I murder, aggravated sexual assault and human trafficking
cases.”
Travis
County Judge Sarah Eckhardt wrote in a letter to Abbott that she was confident
the sheriff is within the law.
“I am certain you have come to the same conclusion;
else you would not be seeking to change current State law to put all Texas
Sheriffs in the service of the United States Department of Homeland Security.” Read more here.
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