Texas AG sues Houston mayor and city council over new sanctuary city ordinance limiting ICE cooperation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Houston Mayor John Whitmire, city council members, and police chief over a sanctuary city ordinance limiting cooperation with ICE. The ordinance, passed 12-5, ended a policy requiring Houston police to wait 30 minutes for ICE to arrive for immigration arrests. Paxton claims it violates Senate Bill 4, a state law prohibiting local policies that hinder federal immigration enforcement.