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Ken Paxton: “If you're a witness of a crime or a victim of a crime, you…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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Ken Paxton Interview on Sanctuary Cities Bill Fox 4

Published | Video Starts at 03:44

That's a thing we hear a lot. So they won't be a good resource for the police. Another false narrative in the bill specifically says that If you're a witness of a crime or a victim of a crime, you cannot be asked about your immigration status. Now, there are a few exceptions to that, but basically you cannot be asked. And so that narrative that's been put out, I've heard it here in Dallas county, it's not true. (03:44–03:49)

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Asserts that SB4 prohibits asking witnesses or victims about immigration status, with few exceptions.

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