Just Pinned to Domestic and Global News: Top Honduran Official Predicts Texas Exodus... Honduras deputy foreign minister is preparing for an exodus of Hondurans from Texas after the state outlawed sanctuary cities. Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 into law on Sunday night which calls for criminal penalties for sheriffs and police chiefs whose agencies refuse to comply with federal immigration detainers. Travis County home to Austin has refused to comply with dozens of immigration detainers including those for immigrants accused of sexual assault. A Pew reportfound that nearly 120000 Hondurans lived in Texas in 2013 andAndrea Matamoros Honduras deputy foreign minister told Proceso DigitalMonday that her country will take the four months before SB4 goes into effect totake steps to protect immigrants who could face deportation. Matamoros said in the interview that she predicts that many Hondurans will flee Texas to other states with more relaxed immigration laws. MESA AZ FEBRUARY 28: A Honduran immigration detainee boards a deportation flight to San Pedro Sula Honduras on February 28 2013 in Mesa Arizona. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operates 4-5 flights p
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