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Senate adopts bill backing 287(g) agreements; supporters tout county grants, critics warn of costs and civil‑rights risks
Summary
The Senate approved the conference committee report on Senate Bill 8, a measure that requires sheriffs of counties with jails to enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE (three model options) and sets a tiered state grant to help counties cover program costs. Supporters said the law restores local tools to identify and remove criminals; opponents
The Senate adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 8, a measure intended to expand local participation in the federal 287(g) immigration‑enforcement program and provide tiered state grant funding to counties that enter into agreements.
Senator Swertner moved adoption and described the CCR as preserving local control while ensuring every county with a jail would have the ability to participate in one of three 287(g) models — jail enforcement, warrant service or task force — and receive upfront grant funding sized by county population. Under the conference report conferees described a tiered grant: $80,000 for counties under 100,000 population; $100,000 for counties between 100,000 and 600,000; $120,000 for counties between 600,000 and 1,500,000; and…
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