Texas sues San Antonio police under sanctuary cities law

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ attorney general sued the San Antonio police chief Friday for what he said are violations of the state’s immigration law targeting “sanctuary cities” and sought millions of dollars in sanctions.

The lawsuit Ken Paxton filed in state court was a rare enforcement action of Senate Bill 4, passed last year by the Texas Legislature and mostly upheld by a federal appeals court.

SB4 is one of the toughest state laws targeting illegal immigration. It prohibited law enforcement agencies from refusing “detainer” requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, doing anything to stop an officer from asking about a suspect’s immigration status, or stopping them from cooperating with immigration authorities.

Several big-city police chiefs staunchly opposed SB4, including William McManus, San Antonio’s police chief. They said the law would discourage immigrants from helping the police and make it harder to prosecute crimes. The Pew Research Center has estimated 1.6 million people without legal authorization live in Texas.

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By NOMAAN MERCHANT
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[cstanleytech]

1. Its not the place of city police departments to do anything about immigrants

as thats the federal governments job.