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Sun May 7, 2017, 11:35 PM May 2017

Dozens protest law banning sanctuary cities at Governor's Mansion

About 100 people gathered outside the Governor’s Mansion to protest a bill banning so-called “sanctuary cities,” which decline to enforce federal immigration policies, that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Sunday night on Facebook Live.

A group screamed into megaphones toward to the historic residence defying the legislators who supported the bill.

On the ground in front of the mansion spread a giant banner with a rainbow butterfly declaring, “Migration is beautiful.”

Dozens carried banners and balloons and lit candles, vowing to defeat the law, which will impose penalties on law enforcement officials who do not comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/dozens-protest-law-banning-sanctuary-cities-governor-mansion/SXfdfcis218btc7PnYkSDI/

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