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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session
HB818Relating to prohibiting a governmental entity from entering into or renewing an agreement for civil immigration detention and from expending public money or providing public property for that purpose.
Prohibits state and local governmental entities from entering into, renewing, or modifying agreements for civil immigration detention facilities and from expending public funds or providing public property for that purpose, so less immigration detention by state or local government.
A governmental entity may not: (1) enter into a detention agreement; (2) renew or extend a detention agreement, or modify a detention agreement to increase its term or the number of individuals who may be held under the agreement; or (3) expend public money, or convey, lease, or otherwise make available real property owned or controlled by the governmental entity, for the purpose of constructing, expanding, operating, or maintaining a facility used for civil immigration detention.
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Bars governmental entities from making facilities, personnel, or property available for federal civil immigration detention via agreements and prohibits state financial assistance for such purposes, so less state and local cooperation with federal immigration detention.
A state agency may not award a grant, loan, tax benefit, or other financial assistance to a person for a purpose described by Section 2278.002(3).
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds Chapter 2278 to the Government Code to prohibit governmental entities (state agencies and political subdivisions) from entering into, renewing, or modifying detention agreements for civil immigration detention and from using public money or property for such facilities; it also bars state financial assistance for these purposes and clarifies that compliance with the chapter does not violate the existing anti-sanctuary law in Section 752.053. These provisions substantively restrict immigration enforcement by limiting state/local participation in civil immigration detention and any
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