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The "sanctuary" policy implemented by the sheriff in Austin, Texas, has helped keep illegal aliens charged with robbery, violent acts and threats of terrorism from being apprehended by federal immigration officers, according to the watchdog group Judicial Watch.

A so-called sanctuary policy is a decision not to aid federal officials with requests to detain illegal immigrants so they can be apprehended for reasons related to illegal immigration. When an illegal alien is in the custody of a sheriff's office or police department, ICE can submit a detainer request. If the local agency cooperates with the detainer, it allows the federal officers the opportunity to arrange a transfer to take the person into custody before they are released.

Judicial Watch said in a statement that a review of the detainer requests for a total of 204 aliens, which were denied by the Austin sheriff, shows those people "were charged or convicted of 31 acts of violence, 14 thefts or burglaries, and three acts or threats of terrorism."

The statement also said that 44 of the denied requests were for "inmates originally detained by Homeland Security and temporarily transferred to Travis County (home to the state capital in Austin) for disposition of state or local charges."

The Travis County Sheriff's office has been in a public battle with Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who has threatened to withhold certain funds from agencies in the state that enact sanctuary policies.

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