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Texas Gov. Wants to Criminally Prosecute Officials Who Adopt Sanctuary City Policies
 [Free Beacon] Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said on Thursday that he is seeking to pass a law which would put government officials behind bars for enacting sanctuary city policies."Texas is going to come down hard on any city, any county, any public official that adopts a sanctuary city policy," Abbot said on "Fox and Friends." He said the law would "impose real penalties," including fines up to $9 million per year and the "possibility of criminal penalties for public officials who adopt sanctuary city policies." Abbott said he would pass an anti-sanctuary law in the coming months. "Fox and Friends" co-host Steve Doocy asked Abbott to clarify whether a particular Texas county sheriff with allegedly lax immigration enforcement could be arrested under Abbott's new law. Abbott confirmed that statement, and said officials, including sheriffs, could "wind up in jail, the place where they are releasing dangerous criminals from." Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-25 |
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