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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

HB2390 Relating to agreements between municipalities and counties and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

Direction

Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 95%

Requires all municipalities and counties to request and enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE to authorize local officers to enforce federal immigration law, and imposes penalties for noncompliance, so more immigration enforcement by local governments.

The governing body of each municipality and the commissioners court of each county shall request and, as offered, enter into a written agreement with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Section 287(g), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1357), to authorize officers and employees of the municipality or county to enforce federal immigration law.

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Immigration enforcement sanctuary policiesAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Requires all municipalities and counties to enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE and allows the attorney general to seek injunctions and withhold state grant funds for noncompliance, effectively banning sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

The attorney general may bring an action against a municipality or county that fails to comply with Subsection (a) in a district court in Travis County for appropriate injunctive relief.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-03-14: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
Filed
2025-02-04
Committee
Intergovernmental Affairs
Sponsor
Helen Kerwin R + 10 cosponsors (10 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates that every Texas municipality and county must seek and enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE to enforce federal immigration law, with enforcement via attorney general lawsuits for injunctions, cost recovery, and denial of state grant funds for noncompliance. This directly expands state and local immigration enforcement by requiring cooperation and prohibiting sanctuary-style non-cooperation policies.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-03-14HReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs
2025-03-14HRead first time
2025-02-04HFiled