Texas advances law requiring sheriffs to assist in deportations
Since Trump took office, partnerships between ICE and local and state law enforcement have doubled to 445 agreements
The state of Texas is moving forward in its quest to help the Trump administration fulfill its desire to carry out the largest deportation in history. The Senate of the Republican-led state approved a bill this week that will require sheriffs in all counties with more than 100,000 residents to sign cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Senate Bill 8, introduced by Republican state Senators Joan Huffman and Charles Schwertner, passed 20-11 in the upper chamber but still needs to move on to the state’s lower chamber. If passed, the bill would also allow the State Attorney General’s Office to sue a sheriff if it believes the officer is not complying with the law.
