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El Paso Times8y
City of El Paso joins legal battle against sanctuary cities law
The city of El Paso is joining the legal fight against the state's controversial anti-sanctuary cities law. The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to join the Mexican American Legal Defense ...
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City of El Paso and mayor says 'sanctuary cities' bill doesn’t make community safer - KFOX
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) ... questions than answers with how El Paso will hand the legislation. But one thing Mayor Oscar Leeser made certain is that El Paso is not a sanctuary city.
El Paso Times8y
El Paso, other cities fight Texas' so-called sanctuary cities ban in court
SAN ANTONIO – Hundreds of Texans protesting the state's strict ban on so-called sanctuary cities gathered Monday outside of a federal court as attorneys for local governments, including El Paso ...
KVIA1y
‘Sanctuary City’ billboards seen in El Paso; some say they give migrants false hope - KVIA
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- Some El Paso residents have noticed two 'Sanctuary City' billboards erected near Downtown El Paso. The billboards simply read 'Sanctuary City' with a picture of New York ...
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El Paso migrant shares experience; set on going to sanctuary cities despite saturation - KFOX
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — It ... Denver is one of the so-called sanctuary cities where migrants are being bussed in large numbers and where leaders are pleading for help saying they're not ...
The Texas Tribune9y
El Paso Doesn't Want ID as "Sanctuary City" - The Texas Tribune
In 2014, the El Paso-based Border Network for Human Rights launched a petition drive asking the city council to consider creating a standardized ID card available to city residents.
KVIA1y
Group behind “Sanctuary City” billboards in El Paso explain goals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- ABC-7 was able to talk to one of the people involved with SanctuaryCities.com. The group is responsible for several billboards that have gone up near Downtown El Paso ...
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‘Sanctuary City’ billboards pop up in El Paso - KWTX
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - Two “Sanctuary City” billboards have popped up in El Paso causing some to worry about misleading information. The signs read “San Francisco Welcomes Immigrants” or ...
Governing7y
Fear of 'Sanctuary' Label Drives El Paso's Rejection of ID Cards for Immigrants and the Poor - Governing
The El Paso City Council narrowly voted against creating a municipal identification card program amid concerns that the measure would lead to the border city being perceived as the kind of ...
Courthouse News Service8y
El Paso County Sues Texas Over Anti-Sanctuary City Law
SAN ANTONIO (CN) — El Paso County sued Texas on Monday, bringing a constitutional challenge to the state's new law that bans sanctuary cities and threatens law-enforcement officers with a year in jail ...
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Billboards calling SF, NY 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants pop up in El Paso, TX - ABC7 News
EL PASO, Texas (KGO) -- San Francisco is featured in a new billboard in El Paso, Texas. Two new signs are up with one reading, "San Francisco welcomes immigrants." The other says "New York City ...