Congressman McCaul statement on the appointment of former Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt to head ICE Office of State and Local Coordination:

“Appointing a police chief of a sanctuary city to help lead the agency charged with arresting and deporting illegal immigrants sends a message that the Obama administration has little interest in enforcing our immigration laws. Chief Hurtt opted not to have HPD participate in ICE’s program to train local police to assist with immigration enforcement, so it is hard to believe that he will advocate this successful partnership from his federal position. This philosophy makes it abundantly clear to Texas, Arizona and other border states that no matter how many resources we allocate to secure our borders, we cannot trust the administration to fulfill this constitutional responsibility. I look forward to hearing how Chief Hurtt plans to reconcile his new responsibilities with his past practice of looking the other way.”