Mexican consul says Texas sheriff defends stops in meeting
Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2018 7:04 pm | Updated: 7:30 pm, Thu Jul 12, 2018.
Associated Press |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Mexican diplomat says a Texas sheriff told him he stood by a traffic sting that led to the arrest of 14 undocumented immigrants near a Hispanic neighborhood, three of whom were later deported.
The sheriff of Bastrop County has said the June stops had nothing to do with immigration and that his deputies never asked about citizenship. But one person arrested told Mexican officials he was directly asked, and others said deputies inquired where they were born or if they had a U.S.-issued identification, according to Carlos González Gutiérrez, Mexico's general consul in Austin.
Whether police are asking about citizenship during routine stops is being closely watched by advocates in the wake of Texas' new "sanctuary cities" ban, which
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