Shut down sanctuary cities and charge government, state and local officials who harbor illegals and turn a blind eye to the laws on illegal immigrants. They are outside the rule of Law and those officials making them possible should be rounded up and arrested. Sanctuary Cities needs to be put out of commission. The courts of appeals hear cases from federal district courts in their circuits.

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, or MALDEF, and the ACLU represented several of the clients. After the governor signed the bill during a Facebook Live in May, the city of El Cenizo and Maverick County sued to stop the law and was joined by several local governments, including the cities of Houston, Austin and San Antonio, as well as El Paso County. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas was formally opened on September 4, 1893. The law, one of the most controversial in recent Texas Legislature history, came after Abbott declared the legislation a priority item early during last year’s 85th legislative session. Welcome to the Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas. The judges kept that injunction in place, but said it only applies to the word “endorse.” The bill, as passed and signed, would have made elected and appointed officials subject to a fine, jail time and possible removal from office for violating all or parts of the legislation. The one part of SB 4 that is still on hold is a provision that punishes local officials from “adopting, enforcing or endorsing” policies that specifically prohibit or limit enforcement of immigration laws. As passed, Senate Bill 4 allows local law enforcement officers to question the immigration status of people they detain or arrest and punishes local government department heads and elected officials who don’t cooperate with federal immigration “detainers” - requests by agents to turn over immigrants subject to possible deportation - in the form of jail time and penalties that exceed $25,000.

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