Texas Attorney General Sues Houston Over New Sanctuary-Style ICE Ordinance

This week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Houston's mayor and city council over a new ordinance limiting cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The lawsuit names Houston's mayor and city council and challenges the ordinance's limits on local cooperation with ICE. It came after the council passed the measure to restrict municipal help for federal immigration arrests and detention requests.

The action continues a wider fight between Texas leadership and cities over immigration policy, with state officials saying local rules cannot obstruct federal enforcement. Supporters of Houston's ordinance say it protects immigrant residents and encourages cooperation with police by building trust, while critics say it undermines public safety and violates state law. On social media, reactions split along partisan lines, with conservative accounts backing the attorney general and immigrant-rights groups and local advocates defending the ordinance.