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Democrat Who Voted to Pass Laken Riley Act Says He'll 'Stay Out' Of Republicans Way on Sanctuary Cities

Vicente González represents Texas' 34th district, located in the lower Rio Grande Valley. (Credit: Rep. Vicente González's Facebook page)

A Democratic lawmaker who represents a Texas district won by President Donald Trump in the 2024 election said he will likely "stay out" of Republicans' way on an upcoming law that would pull federal funding from cities that don't cooperate with the federal government's immigration crackdown.

Concretely, Vicente Gonzalez said "I don't have sanctuary cities in my district, and so I'm probably going to stay out of people's way," according to POLITICO. He had voted no on a version of the bill last year, but has seemingly changed his mind on the upcoming vote.

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