“Well as raids for immigrants continue to sweep the country, a wave of fear and panic is gripping undocumented workers.” “New video shows ICE agents arresting an alleged victim of domestic violence right after she was granted a protective order.” “ICE arrests like this could become the new normal.” “The precedent this sets for people who want to come forward and help solve crimes but are now afraid of being deported.” “If I wasn’t undocumented and if he wasn’t undocumented I would have called the cops.” “They have the right to ask me if I’m documented or not.” “What did you see happen?” “Living under the same roof when someone that you know could harm you or your children and not being able to call the authorities — it’s a very scary situation.” “You have to think, what are the consequences if I call the cops?” “I don’t want to get him in trouble.” “Because it wouldn’t just be a day in jail and you learned your lesson. It would be a day in jail, and then you’re going to get deported.” “Well I want to thank you all for joining me this evening as I sign a law, it ensures that law enforcement officers in Texas can and will cooperate with ICE. “Elected officials and law enforcement agencies, they don’t get to pick and choose which laws they will obey. Texas has now banned sanctuary cities in the Lone Star State.” “Senate Bill 4 — it opens the window for law enforcement officers to ask for immigration status. So that’s the thing. Everybody’s scared. A lot of folks are scared. And then that fear has always been there. It just enhanced when S.B. 4 came in, you know, just in the talks. And so it doesn’t help make our job easier. That’s for sure.” “It seems like there’s a culture problem. Especially with Hispanics. There’s so many victims that eventually do not go far enough to stop this. What can we do.” “We’re not interested in somebody’s immigration status. If a person is a victim of a crime or the witness of a crime, we want them to understand that this department stands with the victims and witnesses of crime. But most importantly, a crime that impacts children and women disproportionately like domestic violence.” “There’s been a really mean-spirited debate in terms of immigration at the national level. And here in Texas with Senate Bill 4, with the anti-sanctuary city bill. It creates an environment where people feel like, ‘If I report this, they’re going to be more interested in my immigration status rather than my value as a human being.’”