US Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas says Texas immigration law is unconstitutional
9 months ago

US Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas says Texas immigration law is unconstitutional

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. is unconstitutional and it is our hope and confidence that the courts will strike it down with finality,” Mayorkas said during a joint news conference with Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo in the Guatemalan capital. In an interview with The Associated Press later Thursday, Mayorkas added that “Should SB4 be permitted to proceed, we are very concerned about the effect it would have and the chaos that it could bring to the challenge of border migration.” Mayorkas described the U.S.-led regional strategy toward immigration as seeking to “build lawful, safe and orderly pathways for people to reach safety from their place of persecution and, at the same time, returning people to their countries as a consequence when they do not take advantage of those lawful pathways.” Among those safe pathways is a U.S. effort to streamline the process for those seeking U.S. asylum in the region through so-called safe mobility offices. Mayorkas also offered words of support for the Guatemalan leader, whose election victory last year was challenged and whose party still faces prosecution from Guatemala’s attorney general.

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Texas’ Controversial Immigration Law Would Be a Train Wreck—and Not Just for Immigrants
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas’ Controversial Immigration Law Would Be a Train Wreck—and Not Just for Immigrants

Slate  

After a couple of years of pushing the envelope on state-level immigration enforcement, with the disastrous Operation Lone Star and its offshoots, Texas last year decided to go all in on Senate Bill 4, the law that would make it a state crime to enter the country illegally or to reenter the country after a removal. The illegal-reentry part of …

Texas asks court to decide if the state’s migrant arrest law went too far
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas asks court to decide if the state’s migrant arrest law went too far

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — An attorney defending Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally told a panel of federal judges Wednesday that it’s possible the law “went too far” but that will be up to the court to decide. Daniel Tenny, an attorney representing the U.S. government, said the state was attempting to “rewrite Texas SB4 from the …

Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court ruling
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court ruling

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order that likely prevents enforcement of Republican Gov. In Tuesday’s order, Chief Judge Priscilla Richman cited a 2012 Supreme Court decision that struck down portions of a strict Arizona immigration law, including arrest power. The Texas law, …

Texas’ migrant arrest law is on hold for now under latest court ruling
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas’ migrant arrest law is on hold for now under latest court ruling

LA Times  

Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico, Oct. 19, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. A Texas law that allows the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold for now, a federal appeals court ruled. …

How Texas' plan to arrest and deport migrants for illegal entry would work
9 months ago

How Texas' plan to arrest and deport migrants for illegal entry would work

Hindustan Times  

A Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally is on hold for now while a federal appeals court considers it. Once in custody, migrants could either agree to a Texas judge’s order to leave the U.S. or be prosecuted on misdemeanor charges of illegal entry. While signing the bill, he …

Texas wants to arrest immigrants in the country illegally. Why would that be such a major shift?
9 months ago

Texas wants to arrest immigrants in the country illegally. Why would that be such a major shift?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Immigration laws are federal laws -- not state laws -- and enforcement of immigration law is the domain of federal law enforcement. Lawmakers there passed a bill that would make illegally crossing the border a state crime, which would theoretically allow state law enforcement to arrest migrants. The passage of this law would mean that state police officers …

Texas wants to arrest immigrants in the country illegally. Why would that be such a major shift?
9 months ago

Texas wants to arrest immigrants in the country illegally. Why would that be such a major shift?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lawmakers there passed a bill that would make illegally …

Court action on Texas' migrant arrest law leads to confusion at US-Mexico border
9 months ago

Court action on Texas' migrant arrest law leads to confusion at US-Mexico border

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — A dizzying volley of courtroom maneuvers over a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally sowed confusion at the nation’s border with Mexico on Wednesday as sheriffs, police chiefs and migrants waited for direction. Yolanis Campo, 42, who traveled from Colombia and crossed the Rio Grande to …

Appeals court puts Texas immigration law back on hold, state police cannot crackdown on migrants
9 months ago

Appeals court puts Texas immigration law back on hold, state police cannot crackdown on migrants

Hindustan Times  

A Texas law that would allow state police to arrest and deport migrants who cross illegally into the United States from Mexico was again placed on hold late Tuesday, the latest in an ongoing legal back-and-forth over its fate. "SB 4 will not only make communities in Texas less safe, it will also burden law enforcement, and sow chaos and …

Anticipation and anger on Texas border as strict immigration law again on hold
9 months ago

Anticipation and anger on Texas border as strict immigration law again on hold

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — A federal appeals court late Tuesday again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the the law briefly took effect. Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Secretary said in a sharply worded statement that it would refuse to take anyone back who is ordered to leave the country under the state law …

US Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce controversial law on arresting, deporting illegal migrants
9 months ago

US Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce controversial law on arresting, deporting illegal migrants

India TV News  

Washington: The US Supreme Court allowed a controversial Republican-backed Texas law to take effect that gives law enforcement broad powers to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, rejecting a bid by the Biden administration to block the legislation. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Texas law will "sow chaos and confusion at our southern border" …

‘Dehumanizing’: Mexico’s president lashes out over Texas immigration law
9 months ago

‘Dehumanizing’: Mexico’s president lashes out over Texas immigration law

LA Times  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday condemned a Texas law that would give state authorities broad powers to arrest foreigners suspected of illegally crossing from Mexico into Texas. After a day of back-and-forth court decisions that had left the law in effect for just hours, the Mexican president labeled the Texas statute “dehumanizing” and “anti-Christian.” He declared that …

How Texas' plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work
9 months ago

How Texas' plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work

New Indian Express  

TEXAS: A law that would allow Texas law enforcement to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. is back on hold. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday issued an order preventing its enforcement, just hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect. The law would allow any Texas law enforcement officer to arrest …

Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration
9 months ago

Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration

Al Jazeera  

SB4 allows Texas to detain and deport migrants. ‘A huge fear’ The Texas law would empower state and local authorities to detain people suspected of having crossed into the US from Mexico outside of legal ports of entry. Mexico’s government has condemned the law as “inhumane” and has said the country will not accept migrants and asylum seekers deported by …

Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
9 months ago

Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court late Tuesday issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect. Earlier Tuesday a divided Supreme Court had allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of …

Appeals court again blocks controversial Texas immigration law
9 months ago

Appeals court again blocks controversial Texas immigration law

LA Times  

Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas. A federal appeals court late Tuesday issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration …

How Texas’ plan to arrest and deport migrants for illegal entry would work
9 months, 1 week ago

How Texas’ plan to arrest and deport migrants for illegal entry would work

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — A Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally is on hold for now while a federal appeals court considers it. Once in custody, migrants could either agree to a Texas judge’s order to leave the U.S. or be prosecuted on misdemeanor charges of illegal entry. While signing …

How Texas’ plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work if allowed to take effect
9 months, 1 week ago

How Texas’ plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work if allowed to take effect

LA Times  

People are taken into custody at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, in January. Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is on hold while the Supreme Court considers a challenge to Republican Gov. The nation’s highest court put the law on pause over a lawsuit led by the Justice Department, which argues that Texas …

Supreme Court extends pause on Texas law that would allow state police to arrest migrants
9 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court extends pause on Texas law that would allow state police to arrest migrants

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Supreme Court extended a pause Tuesday on a Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants accused of crossing into the country illegally as federal and state officials prepare for a showdown over immigration enforcement authority. It is part of his heightened measures along the state’s boundary with Mexico, testing how far state officials …

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration. The Justice Department told the Supreme Court that the law would profoundly alter “the status quo that has existed between the United States …

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration with a broad rejection of Republican Gov. The ruling rebuked Texas’ immigration enforcement effort on multiple fronts, brushing off claims by Republicans about an ongoing …

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants

LA Times  

Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in September 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden …

Judge expresses skepticism at Texas law that lets police arrest migrants for illegal entry
10 months, 1 week ago

Judge expresses skepticism at Texas law that lets police arrest migrants for illegal entry

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Thursday voiced concerns over a Texas law that would give police broad authority to arrest migrants on charges of illegal entry starting in March, saying it would be a “nightmare” if the U.S. became a patchwork of states enforcing different immigration laws. “That is the same thing the Civil War said you can’t …

An old Scalia dissent is driving Texas’ immigration dispute with Biden
10 months, 3 weeks ago

An old Scalia dissent is driving Texas’ immigration dispute with Biden

LA Times  

People look for a way through razor wire on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. He referred to the U.S. as “an indivisible union of sovereign states” and said lax federal enforcement of immigration laws deprives “sovereign” states like Texas and Arizona of “the power to exclude. “The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and …

Column: Texas’ defiance of federal rule echoes Southern segregationists — with a key difference
11 months, 1 week ago

Column: Texas’ defiance of federal rule echoes Southern segregationists — with a key difference

LA Times  

Migrants seen through concertina wire erected by Texas along the banks of the Rio Grande. Its leading argument appears to be that the influx of migrants from Mexico triggers the Constitution’s invasion clause, which requires the federal government to protect the states against invasion, supposedly entitling the Lone Star State to take military action notwithstanding federal law. If the Constitution’s …

Justice Department Sues Texas Over Law That Would Let Police Arrest Migrants Who Enter U.S. Illegally
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice Department Sues Texas Over Law That Would Let Police Arrest Migrants Who Enter U.S. Illegally

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas on June 8, 2021. via Associated Press The Justice Department sent Abbott a letter last week threatening legal …

Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. In response, Abbott posted on X that the Biden administration “not only refuses to enforce current U.S. immigration laws, they now want to stop Texas from enforcing laws against illegal immigration.” …

What we know about Texas' new law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
1 year ago

What we know about Texas' new law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. White House press secretary Karine …

What we know about Texas’ new law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
1 year ago

What we know about Texas’ new law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — How far can a state go to keep migrants out of the U.S.? White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also blasted the Texas law but wouldn’t say whether the Justice Department would challenge it. Under the Texas law, migrants ordered to leave would be sent to ports of entry along the border with Mexico, even if they …

What we know about Texas’ new law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally
1 year ago

What we know about Texas’ new law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally

LA Times  

How far can a state go to keep migrants out of the U.S.? White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also blasted the Texas law but wouldn’t say whether the Justice Department would challenge it. Once in custody, migrants could either agree to a Texas judge’s order to leave the U.S. or be prosecuted on misdemeanor charges of illegal entry. The …

Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
1 year ago

Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The White House and Mexico’s president on Tuesday came out strongly against a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross into the U.S. and empower local judges to order them to leave the country. It was filed against the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, whose troopers could arrest …

Texas governor signs law allowing arrest of suspected illegal migrants
1 year ago

Texas governor signs law allowing arrest of suspected illegal migrants

Al Jazeera  

Republican Greg Abbott claims US President Joe Biden has left state to ‘fend for itself’ as he signs controversial bill. The governor of Texas has signed a law allowing state authorities to arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing the border between the United States and Mexico. Abbott, who signed the bill in a ceremony in the border town …

Texas Governor Signs Bill That Lets Police Arrest Migrants Who Enter The US Illegally
1 year ago

Texas Governor Signs Bill That Lets Police Arrest Migrants Who Enter The US Illegally

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Testing the limits of how far Texas can go to keep migrants out of the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country. “This is sanctioned racial profiling and …

Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
1 year ago

Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

Associated Press  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday approved sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the U.S. border and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country, testing the limits of how far a state can go to enforce immigration laws. Texas Republicans have increasingly challenged the U.S. government’s …

Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally
1 year ago

Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally

LA Times  

Migrants wait to climb over concertina wire after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country. The new law signed by Abbott allows any …

Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?
1 year, 1 month ago

Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal government’s authority over immigration, Texas lawmakers on Tuesday night gave final approval to a bill that would allow police to arrest migrants who …

Police in Texas could arrest migrants under a bill that is moving closer to approval by the governor
1 year, 1 month ago

Police in Texas could arrest migrants under a bill that is moving closer to approval by the governor

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is closer to giving police broad new authority to arrest migrants and order them to leave the U.S. under a bill the state House advanced Thursday, putting Republican Gov. Two years into Texas pushing the boundaries of immigration enforcement — busing migrants out of state, stringing razor wire along the border and installing water barriers in …

US sues Texas governor to halt new migrant order
3 years, 4 months ago

US sues Texas governor to halt new migrant order

Al Jazeera  

The US Justice Department on Friday sued Texas and its governor, Greg Abbott, seeking to block an order targeting undocumented immigrants that state claimed was a public health measure to contain surging COVID-19 infections. The order interferes with the administration of federal immigration law, the Justice Department said in its complaint filed with the US District Court for the Western …

Texas AG seeks to oust San Antonio police chief
3 years, 9 months ago

Texas AG seeks to oust San Antonio police chief

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal battle against San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and the city’s top leadership has entered a new phase, with Paxton filing court papers seeking to strip McManus of his job. In a petition filed last month in a state district court in San Antonio, Paxton alleges that McManus has violated state …

Texas files lawsuit to block Biden’s 100-day deportation freeze
3 years, 11 months ago

Texas files lawsuit to block Biden’s 100-day deportation freeze

Al Jazeera  

Texas, which shares a long border with Mexico, claims freeze will cause ‘irreparable harm’ to the state. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit that seeks to block US President Joe Biden’s move to pause certain deportations for 100 days, a move by the Democratic president that has provoked blowback from some Republicans. Here’s our lawsuit: https://t.co/oR2cfG85Bz — …

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