Federal judge blocks Texas’ harsh anti-sanctuary law
By Maria Sacchetti August 30 at 11:48 PM
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked parts of a severe state immigration law that was supposed to take effect Friday and would have outlawed sanctuary cities and penalized local officials who do not cooperate with federal deportation efforts.
The decision Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia in San Antonio delivers a temporary blow to the state’s campaign — backed by the Trump administration — to compel localities to detain immigrants so federal agents can take them into custody.
In a 94-page decision, Garcia wrote that parts of the Texas law are likely to be found unconstitutional. He enjoined the state from punishing local officials, infringing on their right to free speech and forcing them to detain immigrants for federal immigration officials, an act that is currently voluntary. And he wrote that cities and towns had provided “overwhelming” and “ample” evidence that cooperating with immigration officials will “erode public trust and make many communities and neighborhoods less safe” as well as harm the state economically.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/federal-judge-blocks-texass-harsh-anti-sanctuary-law/2017/08/30/05dd770a-8cd0-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html?deferJs=true&outputType=default-article&pushid=59a769185ea55a1d00000003&tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.5b6c05385a69
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