HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – The Hays County Commissioners Court passed a resolution Tuesday calling for due process and humane treatment of immigrants.
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra told KXAN Sunday that he brought forward the resolution after recent federal immigration activity he said has caused disorder across the county.
“The resolution I’m presenting on Tuesday is about us being Americans, being respectful, respecting the rule of law,” Becerra said. “What I want to do is help support peace, unity, and harmony throughout our county.”
The resolution, which passed unanimously, demanded, “clear, consistent, and constitutionally sound process for the handling of individuals—immigrants or otherwise—by any agency or organization operating within our jurisdiction.”
It also stated the importance of federal agents wearing clear identification and not concealing their identity while conducting operations.
“[ICE is] picking people up with no [identification] and covered in masks,” Becerra said. “We got to know who these people are, taking our beating hearts, our mothers, fathers and children out of circulation and kidnapping them.”