Said Bishop Joe Vásquez, on behalf of the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, "We reject the premise that persons who are merely suspected of being undocumented immigrants should be rounded up by state and local police agents."

"This bill requires local police and sheriff's deputies to enforce federal immigration laws as if their job of maintaining public order and the public safety weren't difficult enough as it is," said John Elford, senior pastor of University United Methodist Church and member of Austin Interfaith.

Click on Rio Grande Guardian article below to see written testimony by Bishop Joe Vasquez.

Texas Interfaith Leaders Take a Stand Against SB4, KXAN

Valley Priest: Anti-Sanctuary Cities Bill Could End Up Empowering Drug Cartels, Rio Grande Guardian

Local Organizations Stand Against Sanctuary Cities Bill, KEYE

CLC Urges Lawmakers to Reject 'Anti-Sanctuary City' Legislation, Baptist Standard

Testimony by Reverend John Elford, Austin Interfaith, Network of Texas IAF Organizations

Press Release, Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops