Washington (CNN) A federal judge in Texas late Wednesday temporarily blocked key provisions of a state law that banned sanctuary jurisdictions in the state. The bill -- referred to as SB4 -- established civil penalties for local government and law enforcement officials who didn't comply with immigration laws and detention requests. Additionally, under the law, government entities would be fined $25,500 for every day the law was violated. Greg Abbott, who signed the bill in May, said the judge's preliminary injunction would be appealed "immediately," and he is confident that the law will be upheld as constitutional. "Today's decision makes Texas' communities less safe," Abbott said in a statement.

Source: CNN August 31, 2017 02:26 UTC