Protesters removed as sanctuary city bill debate goes into the night
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Protesters were removed from the Texas House gallery as they shouted down as lawmakers changed a hard-line immigration bill.
If the proposed law is signed by the governor, police officers would be able to ask immigration status of a person before they make an arrest. The original intent was to force Texas county jails to hold alleged criminals here illegally for immigration officials to pick them up for deportation.
“All it does is scare people, create terror in
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