Texas legislature advances 'Mayorkas model' providing limited border cooperation
- The Texas legislature advanced SB 8 on Saturday, authorizing limited border security support focused on sheriffs operating jails.
- The bill follows the Biden administration's Mayorkas jail-only 287 model, excluding broader field enforcement requested by the Trump administration.
- SB 8 applies solely to sheriffs managing jails or contracting jail operations and does not cover state agencies or police departments.
- As of May 29, 63 Texas sheriffs—about 25% of counties—have signed 287 agreements with ICE, while law enforcement across 40 states participates in the program.
- Sheriffs leading task forces warn that sustaining efforts is crucial over the next four years to counter adaptive cartel activity amid expected federal policy reversals.
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Texas legislature advances 'Mayorkas model' providing limited border cooperation
(The Center Square) – The Texas legislature on Saturday advanced a bill that authorizes limited support for Trump administration border security enforcement.

Texas Legislature Advances ‘Mayorkas Model’ Providing Limited Border Cooperation
(The Center Square)–The Texas legislature on Saturday advanced a bill that authorizes limited support for Trump administration border security enforcement. After SB 8, filed by state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, passed the Senate, a substitute bill passed the House filed by Rep. David Spiller, R-Jacksboro, which the Senate rejected. A conference committee released a revised bill on Saturday. It only applies to “certain sheriffs” that o…
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