Texas cities notch a win against the state
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Late Wednesday night, a federal judge struck down parts of a Texas law that would have punished cities that limited how much local police cooperate with federal immigration agents. [Associated Press / Paul Weber and Will Weissert]
The ruling, delivered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia of the Western District of Texas, found that the law was unconstitutional. Police in Texas cities can still ask anyone they arrest about their immigration status, but legally don’t have to do anything other than share that information with the feds. [Vox / Dara Lind]
The original intent of the state law — known as SB4 — would have made it a criminal offense for city officials to not turn over suspected illegal immigrants to federal agents, leaving local law enforcement officials at risk of steep fines and jail time. [Texas Tribune / Julian Aguilar]
Beyond being a win for immigration advocates, the ruling is also a win for cities like Houston, Dallas, and Austin, which went to court over the new state law. It’s a loss for the state and for the federal government. [NYT / Manny Fernandez]
It is also a blow to Trump’s executive order that threatened to keep money away from so-called "sanctuary cities" that choose not to turn over suspected illegal immigrants to federal authorities; it gives these cities even more ammunition to fight back. [Washington Post / Jennifer Rubin]
The ruling came just a day before the law was slated to go into effect, but the state could still appeal to an appeals court in New Orleans, which is considered one of the more conservative in the country. [San Antonio Express-News / Jason Buch and Guillermo Contreras]
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Late Wednesday night, a federal judge struck down parts of a Texas law that would have punished cities that limited how much local police cooperate with federal immigration agents. [Associated Press / Paul Weber and Will Weissert]
The ruling, delivered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia of the Western District of Texas, found that the law was unconstitutional. Police in Texas cities can still ask anyone they arrest about their immigration status, but legally don’t have to do anything other than share that information with the feds. [Vox / Dara Lind]
The original intent of the state law — known as SB4 — would have made it a criminal offense for city officials to not turn over suspected illegal immigrants to federal agents, leaving local law enforcement officials at risk of steep fines and jail time. [Texas Tribune / Julian Aguilar]
Beyond being a win for immigration advocates, the ruling is also a win for cities like Houston, Dallas, and Austin, which went to court over the new state law. It’s a loss for the state and for the federal government. [NYT / Manny Fernandez]
It is also a blow to Trump’s executive order that threatened to keep money away from so-called "sanctuary cities" that choose not to turn over suspected illegal immigrants to federal authorities; it gives these cities even more ammunition to fight back. [Washington Post / Jennifer Rubin]
The ruling came just a day before the law was slated to go into effect, but the state could still appeal to an appeals court in New Orleans, which is considered one of the more conservative in the country. [San Antonio Express-News / Jason Buch and Guillermo Contreras]
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