Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday signed a bill that would ban sanctuary cities in his state. The bill, which Abbott could be seen signing on Facebook Live Sunday evening, establishes criminal and civil penalties for local government entities and law enforcement that don't comply with federal immigration laws and detainer requests, the governor's office said. The new law allows government entities to be fined $25,500 for each day the law is violated, as well asa class A misdemeanor charge for sheriffs, police chiefs and constables who fail to comply and removal from office for elected and appointed officials, the governor's office said. Read more http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/07/us/texas-bans-sanctuary-cities/index.html
