Texas immigration activists called on Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez on Thursday to slow deportations by limiting the use of federal immigration holds. About two dozen representatives asked to meet with Valdez to discuss limiting the holds to those with serious criminal convictions. A spokeswoman said she would try to arrange a meeting with the sheriff at a later date. “I have seen firsthand the torment that families go through with a deportation,” Laura Mendoza, with the North Texas Dream Team organization, told reporters outside the Frank Crowley Courts Building, where Valdez has her office. “Children go through so much stress.” Dallas County Jail officials, who are under Valdez’s...
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