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ICE in Texas: Faith community calls on state leaders to end violence

Faith communities in Texas are calling on Governor Greg Abbott and state legislative leaders to implement oversight of ICE activities and end violent immigration enforcement practices.

By By Meredith Aldis·4 hr ago

AUSTIN, Texas - Faith communities in Texas are calling on Governor Greg Abbott and legislative leaders to take action to end ICE violence.

The backstory: Texas Impact is holding a news conference at 11 a.m. at the Texas Capitol to call for state government oversight of ICE activities in Texas and to call for the end of violent immigration enforcement.

The organization says it is doing so after the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Joan Sebastin Guerrero in Maine, and Juan Jairo Coronilla Durn in Florida.

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