ADVERTISEMENTA Republican lawmaker in Texas responded to protests over an anti-immigrant law restricting sanctuary city policies by calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on the participants. “Fuck them, I called ICE,” Rinaldi allegedly said, according to Rep. Ramon Romero Jr. (D). Rinaldi said in his statement that one lawmaker assaulted him and another, Rep. Poncho Nevárez (D), threatened him with violence. Rinaldi said he “made it clear” to Nevárez that he would shoot him in self-defense if Nevárez acted on the threat. Cities that don’t cooperate with ICE requests to detain an undocumented immigrant will face fines, and local officials who violate the law could be sent to jail.

Source: Huffington Post May 29, 2017 20:37 UTC