Call for a Crack Down on Sanctuary Cities

TYLER — Governor Abbott is taking more steps to crack down on sanctuary cities, but tea party groups say he needs to get even tougher. JoAnn Fleming of Smith County-based Grassroots America – We the People praised Abbott for stripping state criminal justice money from counties that don’t turn over criminal immigrants to the feds. But she says the governor has the authority to eliminate sanctuary cities today. According to Fleming, Abbott can “immediately issue an executive order that takes care of cities and counties.” She adds that a special session of the Legislature should be called. Fleming says sanctuary cities are a public safety emergency that requires action now.