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Greg Abbott: “The Houston Police Department has not fully agreed to fully…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Comply or 'LOSE THE MONEY': Gov Abbott on ICE cooperation policy

Published | Video Starts at 01:22

So for the city of Houston, they're in compliance. However, also a signer of that contract was the Houston Police Department. 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. (01:22–01:31)

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Asserts that the Houston Police Department has not fully agreed to comply with the contract they signed.

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