Abbott Threatens To Strip Houston Of $110 Million Over Policy Limiting ICE Detainer Holds After Sledgehammer Murder Case
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to withhold $110 million from Houston over a city policy limiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer holds. The threat followed a Houston City Council vote that removed a prior requirement to hold arrestees for ICE at least 30 minutes. The change became politically urgent after the alleged sledgehammer killing of carpenter Juan Antonio Salinas Leija at a north Houston renovation site. Authorities arrested 19-year-old Venezuelan national Josue Abraham Chirino-Leonice in east Houston after he was seen driving the victim's truck, and ICE lodged a detainer with the Harris County Jail urging officials not to release him.