{"id":13416,"date":"2016-11-21T12:04:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T17:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=13416"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:07:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:07:34","slug":"texas-legislature-to-reignite-fight-against-sanctuary-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/11\/21\/texas-legislature-to-reignite-fight-against-sanctuary-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Legislature to Reignite Fight against Sanctuary Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"
Texas Senator Charles Perry (R-28) filed a bill to tackle sanctuary policies<\/a> this week for consideration in Texas\u2019 2017 legislative session. Senate Bill (S.B.) 4<\/a> supports immigration law enforcement by conditioning certain state funding on cooperation with federal immigration authorities.<\/p>\n S.B. 4 requires law enforcement to verify the immigration status of any incarcerated person who cannot provide proof of their lawful status in the United States by reviewing information from ICE\u2019s Priority Enforcement Program. If the incarcerated person is illegally in the country, law enforcement must provide notice to that fact to the judge authorized to grant or deny bail and make note of the individual\u2019s status in his or her case file. Additionally, S.B. 4 requires law enforcement to fully comply with all detainer requests by ICE and inform a judge authorized to grant or deny the individual\u2019s release on bail of the existence of the detainer request.<\/p>\n Finally, S.B. 4 targets sanctuary cities by prohibiting localities from adopting, enforcing, or endorsing a policy that prohibits or discourages immigration enforcement. To enforce this provision, the measure allows any person, including the federal government, to file a complaint with the Texas Attorney General. Upon a determination that a locality has indeed violated S.B. 4\u2019s prohibition, that locality will not be eligible to receive state grant funds for the following fiscal year. S.B. 4, however, excludes school districts, charter schools, and hospitals from these requirements.<\/p>\n Sheriffs Association of Texas supports the anti-sanctuary measure. A.J. Louderback, the Association\u2019s Legislative Director, said local and federal officials \u201cmust do a better job of working together.\u201d<\/p>\n