{"id":15454,"date":"2017-09-26T15:23:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=15454"},"modified":"2018-12-28T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:36:00","slug":"texas-scores-court-victory-sanctuary-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2017\/09\/26\/texas-scores-court-victory-sanctuary-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Scores Court Victory Against Sanctuary Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An appellate court dealt a blow to sanctuary cities in Texas, putting the state\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitol.state.tx.us\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&amp;Bill=SB4\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 4<\/a> into effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/files\/epress\/SB4_-_Stay_Panel_Opinion.pdf?cachebuster:65\" target=\"_blank\">unanimous order<\/a> by a three-judge panel overruled U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia\u2019s decision blocking the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe find irreparable injury to Texas \u2026 denying the public interest in the enforcement of its laws,\u201d the Fifth Circuit judges said of Garcia\u2019s injunction.<\/p>\n<p>At the urging of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2017\/06\/21\/houston-votes-join-sanctuary-cities-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\">several self-declared sanctuary cities<\/a> and illegal-immigrant advocates, Garcia granted an injunction against SB4, which requires local law enforcement agencies to \u201ccomply with, honor, and fulfill\u201d immigration detainers requested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<\/p>\n<p>The appellate panel overruled the San Antonio judge, adding the proviso that local and state agencies need not comply when a detainee provides proof of lawful immigration status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2018comply with, honor, and fulfill\u2019 provision mandates that local agencies cooperate according to existing ICE detainer practice and law,\u201d the Fifth Circuit judges stated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/2017\/08\/31\/federal-judge-endangers-texas-sanctuary-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\">FAIR<\/a> said Texas was right to fight for SB4, considered the most sweeping anti-sanctuary measure in the country. The law imposes civil penalties on local officials who fail to comply.<\/p>\n<p>While sanctuary proponents continue to contest SB4 in the courts, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said, \u201cEnforcing immigration law helps prevent dangerous criminals from being released into our communities. 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