Immigration Agents: Texas and Court Challenge

immigration agents: The new Texas law was blasted by opponents as the nation's toughest on immigrants since Arizona's crackdown in 2010, disparagingly known as the papers, please provision, according to CTV. They are now vowing a court challenge in Texas similar to what unfolded in Arizona. Greg Abbott signed a so-called sanctuary cities ban that lets police ask during routine stops whether someone is in the U.S. legally and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don't co-operate with federal immigration agents. Every major police chief in Texas, which includes some of the largest cities in the U.S., opposed the measure that allows police to inquire about the immigration status of anyone they detain, a situation that can range from arrest for a crime to being stopped for a traffic violation. Republicans have a strong majority in the Legislature and shoved aside Democratic objections, even as President Donald Trump's efforts to withhold federal funding for sanctuary cities have hit roadblocks in federal courts. It also requires police chiefs and sheriffs -- under the threat of jail and removal of office -- to comply with federal requests to hold criminal suspects for possible deportation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.