Texas AG Candidates Clash Over ICE Cooperation and Sanctuary Cities

Republican Race for Texas Attorney General

• 🎯 The Republican race for Texas Attorney General is crowded and combative, with candidates differentiating themselves on immigration policy.
• 💡 Maize Middleton, a state senator, is targeting Congressman Chip Roy as his main competitor.

ICE Enforcement and 287(g) Agreements

• 🏛️ Middleton has stated that if elected, he would seek to remove from office any elected official who refuses to sign a 287(g) agreement.
• 🤝 These agreements facilitate cooperation between local officials and federal immigration authorities (ICE).
• ⚠️ Middleton believes that counties refusing to cooperate and limiting border security law enforcement are subject to removal under the ban on sanctuary cities.

Current Status of Cooperation

• ❓ It is currently unclear if any local officials in Texas have refused to sign these agreements or cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Upcoming Candidate Debate

• 🎤 All four Republican candidates—Middleton, Chip Roy, Joan Huffman, and Aaron Wrights—are scheduled to meet for their first and only debate in Dallas later this month.