Texas threatens to withdraw $110M from Houston over ‘sanctuary’ immigration policy change
OAN Staff Addie Davis
9:17 PM – Wednesday, April 15, 2026
The city of Houston is facing the loss of $110 million in grants over a recent proposition dealing with immigration policy, according to Texas state officials.
In a Monday statement, Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D-Texas) said the city was notified that the recent ordinance puts public safety grants in jeopardy.
A letter from Andrew Friedrichs, executive director of the Public Safety Office (PSO) under Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas), stated that Houston Mayor Whitmire signed a certification in April 2025 committing the city to “participate fully…in all aspects of the programs and procedures utilized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)” as a condition of receiving PSO grants.
This participation includes notifying the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of all information requested by the department related to illegal aliens in the custody of the Houston Police Department (HPD), as well as detaining illegal aliens in accordance with requests by DHS, according to the letter.
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