Both Governor Abbott and President Trump are vowing to punish so called 'Sanctuary Cities' by withholding funding, blocking contracts, and even suing city officials.
But the big question, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports, is what a 'Sanctuary City' is, and how will the governor and the president know that they are punishing the right communities.
"There is not an explicit legal definition," said Valerie Martinez-Ebers, a professor of Mexican-American studies at the University of North Texas and an expert on the topic.
San Antonio is a perfect example of that.
Several grous that support crackdowns in illegal immigration, like the Federation for American Immigration Reform ('FAIR') list San Antonio among the country's Sanctuary Cities. But the city says it's not a Sanctuary City.
In a 'statement on immigration policy' released on Thursday, the City said it cooperates with federal law enforcement in all aspects.'
"Including executing federal warrants, honoring detainer requests, and allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement into the Central Magistrate Office, where arrested or detained individuals are being processed."
The City concedes that San Antonio Police officers do not 'detain an individual based on national origin, actual or suspected immigration status, ethnicity or race, nor will they inquire about immigration status.'
"SAPD officers will only detain or arrest an individual based on the reasonable suspicion or probable cause that they have committed a crime or are witness to a crime," the City said.
And on top of that, Martinez-Ebers says the law does not require cities to enforce national immigration laws.
"It allows voluntary cooperation, and there isn't an explicit law that this point," she said.
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