As we're speaking right now, the Houston Police Department has not fully agreed to fully comply with that very same contract because they are one of the signers of it. If the Houston Police Department does not fully comply with the terms of that agreement to detain any illegal immigrant they encounter and to notify DHS of the encounter, then the city and the police department still stand to lose the $110 million. Governor, let me get this straight. The Houston Police Department is suggesting they will not abide by what is now an amended Houston city ordinance, nor the contract they signed with the state of Texas. (01:30–01:49)
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Asserts that non-compliance by the Houston Police Department could result in losing $110 million.
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