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'Freedom city'? Going beyond 'sanctuary,' Austin, Texas, vows to curtail arrests

Ever since the Texas legislature last year passed one of the country's most aggressive "anti-sanctuary city" laws, some enclaves have fought officials over the extent to which police can ignore federal immigration law.

The state regulation known as Senate Bill 4 has been described by opponents as the "show your papers" law for allowing officers to ask about the immigration status of anybody arrested or detained.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law in May 2017, and Austin was among the first cities to challenge it in federal court. The law is currently

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