Federal judge blocks Texas harsh anti-sanctuary law
Source: washpost
By Maria Sacchetti August 30 at 9:46 PM
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked 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 delivers another temporary blow to the Trump administration’s campaign to compel sanctuary cities to detain immigrants so that federal agents can take them into custody.
“The Court was right to strike down the guts of a law that is not only patently unconstitutional but bad policy as well,” said Lee Gelernt, an ACLU lawyer who argued against the case in court on behalf of several Texas cities and towns. “Hopefully other states will now not follow Texas’ lead.”
The law, which would have imposed heavy fines, even jail time, on local officials who refused to assist federal agencies in working to deport illegal immigrants, will remain on hold while the lawsuit opposing it goes forward. ..................
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/federal-judge-blocks-texass-harsh-anti-sanctuary-law/2017/08/30/05dd770a-8cd0-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_texassanctuary-958pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.85c6ba5148b
Maddow just covered this good news---but said Tx Gov will appeal
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Protesters takes part in a rally to oppose a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration in San Antonio June 26, 2017. (Eric Gay/AP)
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