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HOUSTON, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The City of Houston in the state of Texas in south U.S. has joined a growing list of cities that oppose the state's new "sanctuary cities" law that targets illegal immigrants.
Houston City Council this week voted to join in a lawsuit with the Texas cities of El Paso, San Antonio and Austin opposing the new law, known as House Bill 4 (HB4). The law allows law enforcement officers to question the immigration status of people they detain or arrest.
The law goes even further by punishing officers who don't cooperate with federal agents by turning over immigrants. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the new law raises serious Constitutional concerns.
"We want people to report crimes Denzel Ward Youth Jersey ," Turner said. "When somebody sees somebody doing something illegal, or if they have been victimized by criminals, we don't want them to be reluctant to report those crimes.
"As affirmed by police chiefs from throughout the state of Texas, HB4 makes us less safe," Turner said. "It doesn't make us more safe."
Under Texas law Antonio Callaway Womens Jersey , police officers generally cannot arrest people without probable cause of a crime, and immigration violations often end up in civil court, versus a criminal court.
Some people believe that Houston and several other Texas cities are sanctuary cities, where police officers are not allowed to enforce immigration laws or cooperate with federal immigrant officials.
Civil rights advocate Al Maldonado said the new law encourages stereotyping and racial profiling of innocent people of color by Texas law-enforcement officers.
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