Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said he will sign legislation that could impose jail terms on officials who uphold sanctuary policies. These policies prevent cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement to detain and deport illegal aliens. Said Abbott, “We have been pushing a piece of legislation in Texas that is going to pass that I will be signing into law that imposes even sterner penalties on counties. It will include things such as further defunding them. It will impose fines. And it could impose jail time for these sheriffs to enforce the laws. Oddly enough these sheriffs could wind up behind the very bars they are releasing these criminals from.”
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