Abbott angry as Travis County tops new federal sanctuary cities report
AUSTIN — Travis County denied more federal immigration holds than anywhere in the country during a one-week period, according to a report released Monday that local officials say misrepresents data.
The Department of Homeland Security report detailed 206 federal immigration detainers that local entities denied from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. Travis County declined 142 requests to hold unauthorized immigrants — about 69 percent.
The report was the first of weekly updates that President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration requires, and it fueled the debate over sanctuary cities at the Capitol.
Gov. Greg Abbott has cracked down on Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez for enacting sanctuary city policies, which limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities and restrict law enforcement officers' ability to ask about a person's immigration status. Abbott seized on the report Monday to advance his argument.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2017/03/20/travis-county-denied-bulk-nations-immigrant-detainer-requests-fueling-sanctuary-cities-debate
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