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Email, Kristen Dark, senior public information officer, Travis County Sheriff’s Office, April 20, 2017

From: Selby, Gardner (CMG-Austin)

Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 10:10 AM

To: Kristen Dark

Subject: {EXTERNAL} Inquiry for a fact check

 

Kristen:

 

Hello again. On behalf of the PolitiFact Texas project, I seek Sheriff Hernandez’s backup information for the claim in this oped commentary that FBI crime statistics have found that labeled “sanctuary” cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides.

 

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8:21 a.m.

April 20, 2017

Here is a link to the source:

 

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2017/01/26/297366/the-effects-of-sanctuary-policies-on-crime-and-the-economy/