And that would mean that to the extent required by law, they are required to work with and collaborate with ice. If they're in violation of that, I want to know about it because it will empower me to draw back funding the state of Texas has provided to the city of Houston for law enforcement. Can I have a quick comment on that, governor? Go ahead. The number of people who we turn over to ICE is very small to the number of people who we arrest on new felony charges that happen to be illegal aliens. (13:07–13:21)
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Asserts that violations of the agreement could lead to withdrawal of state funding for Houston law enforcement.
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