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Published By:CityLab

Texas Cities Haul the State to Court Over Immigration

Mayors and council members from cities across Texas descended on San Antonio today in a massive statewide effort to upend a sweeping new law cracking down on sanctuary cities. Senate Bill 4, the most aggressive such law in the country, imposes steep penalties on jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal immigration requests and enables any law-enforcement agents—even campus officers for colleges or school districts—to ask anyone they stop for his or her immigration status.

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