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休斯顿市议会投票终止协助移民海关执法局的政策后，阿博特称休斯顿“违反合同”
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得州州长向大型城市下达最后通牒：要么撤销庇护政策，要么缴纳巨额罚款
得州共和党州长格雷格·阿博特向休斯顿市议会下达最后通牒：若不撤销类似庇护城市的政策，需向州政府偿还约1.1亿美元。（图片来源：KRIV）
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作为一座由民主党人执掌的红州重要城市，休斯顿正处于“危机”之中——它面临最后通牒：若不废除限制与美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）合作的“庇护”类条例，需向得州州政府偿还约1.1亿美元。
休斯顿市议会近期投票决定终止一项政策，该政策要求警方在嫌疑人有移民逮捕令的情况下，等待移民海关执法局人员到场至少30分钟。此后，共和党籍得州州长格雷格·阿博特明确表态，要求该市立即撤销该政策，否则将面临“极其艰难的财务抉择”。
阿博特称，休斯顿此前签署了一项公共安全协议，以获得州政府拨款，协议要求其与美国国土安全部的移民执法工作合作，而现在休斯顿“企图背弃其义务”。
“休斯顿市目前已违反合同，”阿博特上周对记者表示，“这要求休斯顿市立即向得州州政府支付1.1亿美元。”
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得州共和党州长格雷格·阿博特（右）已向休斯顿市下达最后通牒：要么撤销限制与美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）官员合作的新政策，要么缴纳巨额罚款。（图片来源：美国移民及海关执法局；杰伊·贾纳/《奥斯汀美国人政治家报》 via 盖蒂图片社）
无论市议会是否配合，阿博特都表示，市政府官员将为其不遵守规定的行为承担后果。如果官员拒绝向得州还款，阿博特称州审计长将暂扣原本应拨付给该市的销售税收入。
“他们不会说‘嗯，我们可能会或不会抽时间开支票’，”他说，“要明白，根据法律规定……审计长将暂扣原本应拨付给休斯顿市的销售税收入，由得州州政府留存，直到休斯顿州政府全额收回其所欠的1.1亿美元。”
阿博特驳斥了一名记者提出的其最后通牒与公共安全目标相悖的问题。
“我们明确几件事，”他说，“如果市议会真的重视公共安全，就不会让非法移民在街头游荡并杀害像乔斯林·农加雷这样的人。”
他补充道，“休斯顿还有其他人遭到非法入境者的强奸、袭击和伤害，这些人被允许在街头游荡。”
州最高警官着手打击所谓的国土安全部记录限制，因该县拒绝驱逐非法移民
2025年1月28日，移民海关执法局官员在得克萨斯州休斯顿将一名嫌疑人拘留。（图片来源：ICE）
他进一步警告称，市议会必须找到替代资金来源来为其警察部队提供资金，否则将违反得州要求各城市全额资助执法部门的法律。
“休斯顿仍有义务筹集额外资金，以全额资助其警察部门，”他说。
他向市议会强调，该市“违反了合同”，并补充道，“我们已经给了所谓的‘补救’违约的机会。”
“如果不这样做，将导致休斯顿市议会做出有意为之的极其艰难的财务抉择，”他总结道。
得州总检察长就新的限制移民海关执法局合作的庇护城市条例起诉休斯顿市长及市议会
2024年3月13日，市长约翰·惠特莫尔在休斯顿的一场新闻发布会上发言。（图片来源：伊丽莎白·康利/《休斯顿纪事报》 via 盖蒂图片社）
针对这一最后通牒，休斯顿民主党市长约翰·惠特莫尔已呼吁市议会重新审议该政策，并就可能废除该政策进行投票。惠特莫尔称这一情况是一场“危机”，影响到休斯顿警察局和消防部门、全市的公共安全服务，甚至2026年国际足联世界杯的筹备工作。
据惠特莫尔透露，阿博特已为该市设定了本周三的最后期限，之后州政府将启动合同执行程序。他表示，休斯顿市议会已被召集召开特别会议，当天将举行会议，为他的办公室“争取更多时间，继续与州长办公室、市议会成员、执法部门和社区进行富有成效的讨论”。
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WATCH: Houston faces $110M hit as Texas gov lays down law on ‘sanctuary’ policies
April 20, 2026 12:20pm EDT / Fox News
Abbott says Houston is ‘in breach of contract’ after city council voted to end a policy aiding ICE agents
By Peter Pinedo Fox News
Texas governor lays out ultimatum for major city to reverse sanctuary policy or pay hefty fine
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott laid out an ultimatum for the Houston City Council to pay the state back approximately $110 million if it does not reverse a sanctuary type policy. (Credit: KRIV)
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Houston, a major red-state city run by Democrats, is in “crisis” mode as it faces an ultimatum to repay the State of Texas approximately $110 million if it does not repeal a “sanctuary”-type ordinance limiting cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Houston City Council recently voted to end a policy requiring police to wait at least 30 minutes for ICE to arrive if a suspect had an immigration warrant. Afterward, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, drew a line in the sand, telling the city to immediately reverse its policy or face “extraordinarily difficult financial choices.”
Abbott asserted that Houston is “trying to renege on their obligations” after signing onto a public safety agreement to receive state funding that required it to cooperate with immigration enforcement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
“The City of Houston right now is in breach of contract,” Abbott told reporters last week. “That’s going to require the City of Houston to immediately provide $110 million to the State of Texas.”
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Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott (right) has issued an ultimatum to the City of Houston to reverse its new policy limiting cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers or pay a hefty fine.(U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)
Regardless of whether the city council cooperates, Abbott said city officials will face the consequences of their noncompliance. If officials refuse to repay Texas, Abbott said the state comptroller will withhold sales tax revenue that would otherwise go to the city.
“It’s not as if they’re going to say, ‘Well, we may or may not get around to writing a check,’” he said. “Know this, the way the law works… the comptroller will withhold the sales tax revenue that otherwise will go to the City of Houston and will be retained by the State of Texas until the State of Texas is fully repaid the $110 million that is owed by Houston to the state.”
Abbott shot down a reporter’s question on whether his ultimatum contradicts his public safety goals.
“Let’s be clear about a couple things,” he said. “If the city council was serious about public safety, they would not allow illegal immigrants to roam their streets and kill people like Jocelyn Nungaray.”
He added that “there are other people like that in Houston who have been raped, assaulted and victimized by people who are here illegally and allowed to roam the streets.”
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ICE officers take a suspect into custody in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 28, 2025.(ICE)
He further cautioned that the city council will have to find an alternate method of funding its police force, or it will be in violation of Texas law requiring cities to fully fund law enforcement forces.
“Houston will still be obligated to come up with the additional funds to fully fund their police,” he said.
He stressed to the city council that it is “in breach of contract,” adding, “We’ve given the opportunity to what’s called ‘cure’ that breach.”
“Failure to do so will lead to extraordinarily difficult financial choices that are purposefully made by the city council of Houston,” he concluded.
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Mayor John Whitmore speaks during a press conference on March 13, 2024, in Houston.(Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
In response to the ultimatum, Houston Democratic Mayor John Whitmire has called on the city council to reexamine the policy and vote on possibly repealing it. Whitmire called the situation a “crisis” that affects the Houston police and fire departments, public safety services across the city and even preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
According to Whitmire, Abbott has given the city a deadline of this Wednesday before the state moves to enforce the contract. He said a special session of the Houston City Council has been called for that day, giving his office “additional time to continue productive discussions with the Governor’s office, City Council members, law enforcement, and the community.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to the city council for comment.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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