As Texas border arrests law teeters in court, other GOP states also push tougher immigration policy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

As Texas border arrests law teeters in court, other GOP states also push tougher immigration policy

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. Read our privacy policy Republican lawmakers across the country were already jockeying to push their states deeper into immigration enforcement when the Supreme Court, if only briefly, let Texas enforce a new law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. “My vision for every senator in this chamber is that you protect citizens from this illegal invasion.” Meanwhile, it's yet to be seen whether some other Republican-led states, many of which are pushing different bills and sending their National Guard members to the border, will embrace the Texas-style bill, particularly if another court ruling favors the state. “We can’t wait for Congress.” Some Democratic-led states are pursuing expansions of immigrant rights, including Maryland, where lawmakers are closing in on a bill to seek a federal waiver to let people buy health insurance through the state's health care exchange, regardless of immigration status. Among the various legislation proposed in GOP-led states, Georgia has an additional bill that would punish cities and counties that Republicans say are using so-called sanctuary policies to illegally harbor immigrants who are in the country without permission by cutting off most state aid to the local government and removing elected officials from office.

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Texas buys billboards in Central America warning migrants of danger of rape and abuse on journey to US
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Texas buys billboards in Central America warning migrants of danger of rape and abuse on journey to US

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “How much did you pay to have your daughter raped?” …

Trump’s promise of mass deportation throws undocumented Texans into fear, uncertainty
3 weeks ago

Trump’s promise of mass deportation throws undocumented Texans into fear, uncertainty

Raw Story  

"Trump’s promise of mass deportation throws undocumented Texans into fear, uncertainty" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. “Texas will be ground zero for targeting immigrants.” The Tribune spoke with some of those undocumented Texans in Fort Worth, …

Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort

Associated Press  

— As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help him carry out his pledge to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally. In Missouri, Trent’s bill would empower local law officers to arrest people for a new state crime of “improper entry by an …

Texas pivots from feuding with Biden over the border to providing the blueprint for Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Texas pivots from feuding with Biden over the border to providing the blueprint for Trump

CNN  

CNN — Texas is quickly becoming the blueprint for how incoming Trump officials expect to work with states on border security – a stark pivot from recent years when it was the epicenter of a bitter feud between state and federal officials. “We’ve had to do it at a much greater level over last few years.” In a sign of …

Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status

Associated Press  

Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. The coalition filed suit Friday to halt the program launched by President Joe Biden in June, saying in court filings that the administration bypassed Congress to create a …

Here’s where courts are slowing Republican efforts for a state role in enforcing immigration law
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s where courts are slowing Republican efforts for a state role in enforcing immigration law

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government has long had sole authority over immigration policy in the United States, but several Republican-led states have continued to push for a role in enforcing regulations out of frustration with current policy and as a way to criticize Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden. Republican officials in several states say they owe it to …

A judge temporarily blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to charge people facing deportation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A judge temporarily blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to charge people facing deportation

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that would have allowed law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the U.S. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher issued a preliminary injunction because he said the U.S. Department of …

Texas’ Controversial Immigration Law Would Be a Train Wreck—and Not Just for Immigrants
7 months, 1 week 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 …

DOJ adds Oklahoma to the list of states it’s suing to block their immigration laws
7 months, 2 weeks ago

DOJ adds Oklahoma to the list of states it’s suing to block their immigration laws

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Department of Justice sued Oklahoma on Tuesday seeking to block a law that seeks to impose criminal penalties on those living in the state illegally. The lawsuit in federal court in Oklahoma City challenges a law that makes it a state crime — punishable by up to two years in prison — to live in …

Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law
8 months ago

Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Justice has told Iowa’s top officials it plans to sue the state over a new law making it a crime for a person to be in Iowa if they’ve previously been denied admission to the U.S. The statute interferes with the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration law, according to the DOJ, …

How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican-led states are rushing to give broader powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the U.S. illegally as the issue of immigration enforcement remains central to the 2024 elections. Kevin Stitt signed a bill on Tuesday that creates the new crime of “impermissible occupation,” which imposes penalties of as much as two …

Louisiana proposes bill similar to Texas’ migrant arrest law
9 months ago

Louisiana proposes bill similar to Texas’ migrant arrest law

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. Read our privacy policy Louisiana's Republican-controlled Senate advanced a …

Texas asks court to decide if the state’s migrant arrest law went too far
9 months 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
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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. …

Opinion: Texas border law Senate Bill 4 is understandable, terrible and doomed
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Texas border law Senate Bill 4 is understandable, terrible and doomed

LA Times  

The governor has deployed the National Guard to Eagle Pass, Texas, and wants state authorities to arrest and deport migrants. Lone Star Republicans passed Senate Bill 4 last year, which would make illegally crossing the border into Texas from Mexico a misdemeanor with a punishment of up to six months in jail. And the premise of SB 4 is to …

US Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas says Texas immigration law is unconstitutional
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

How Texas' plan to arrest and deport migrants for illegal entry would work
9 months, 2 weeks 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 immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation’s most conservative federal appeals court
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation’s most conservative federal appeals court

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court based in New Orleans has become a prime destination for conservatives pursuing legal strategies to bolster gun rights, stop abortion or — as was the case Wednesday — block immigration. ABORTION AND CONTRACEPTION Even before the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, 5th Circuit judges had a history of chipping away at …

As Texas border arrests law teeters in court, other GOP states also push tougher immigration policy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

As Texas border arrests law teeters in court, other GOP states also push tougher immigration policy

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers across the country were already jockeying to push their states deeper into immigration enforcement when the Supreme Court, if only briefly, let Texas enforce a new law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. “We can’t wait for Congress.” Some Democratic-led states are pursuing expansions of immigrant rights, including …

Texas wants to arrest immigrants in the country illegally. Why would that be such a major shift?
9 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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. Read our privacy policy Plans by Texas to arrest …

Court action on Texas' migrant arrest law leads to confusion at US-Mexico border
9 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

What’s next for the disputed Texas immigration law on hold after whiplash court rulings?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next for the disputed Texas immigration law on hold after whiplash court rulings?

LA Times  

People navigate around concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande after crossing from Mexico into Texas near Eagle Pass in August 2023. She said the high court usually does not review such temporary orders, and “I would not get into that business.” Four other conservative justices did not explain their votes, while the court’s three liberals voted in …

US Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce controversial law on arresting, deporting illegal migrants
9 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks ago

Court Order Puts Texas Law Allowing Police To Arrest Migrants Who Cross Illegally Back On Hold

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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. A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants …

Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Divided Supreme Court clears way for Texas to arrest migrants suspected of illegal entry
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Divided Supreme Court clears way for Texas to arrest migrants suspected of illegal entry

LA Times  

A man pleads with a member of the National Guard after burrowing through razor wire in an effort to cross the border along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that allowing the Texas law to go into effect “will not only make communities in Texas less safe, it will also burden law …

Appeals court again blocks controversial Texas immigration law
9 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 from enacting new law that would allow cops to arrest and detain suspected illegal immigrants
10 months ago

Supreme Court temporarily BLOCKS Texas from enacting new law that would allow cops to arrest and detain suspected illegal immigrants

Daily Mail  

Supreme Court justices have temporarily blocked a new Texas law which would permit law enforcement officers to arrest and detail suspected illegal immigrants. The Lone Star State has been temporarily banned from enacting a new law that would let its law enforcement officers arrest suspected illegal migrants The freeze on Texas' law SB 4 was enacted by conservative Supreme Court …

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

US court allows Texas SB4 immigration law to go into effect March 9
10 months ago

US court allows Texas SB4 immigration law to go into effect March 9

Daily Mail  

Greg Abbott celebrated a court ruling that green-lights the controversial law SB4 to go into effect March 9-- allowing local cops to arrest anyone suspected of crossing the border illegally after the law was blocked by a lower court in February. Supporters of the law have applauded SB4 as another tool to help Lone Star State law enforcement stop the …

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US
10 months, 1 week 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
10 months, 1 week 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, 3 weeks 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
11 months, 1 week 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 …

'You should be in cuffs': Greg Abbott shredded over 'hogwash' letter defying Supreme Court
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'You should be in cuffs': Greg Abbott shredded over 'hogwash' letter defying Supreme Court

Raw Story  

The state of Texas lost in its clash with the Border Patrol at the Supreme Court, with the justices allowing federal agents to clear away razor wire the state National Guard unilaterally installed to impede border agents from apprehending migrants in favor of its own blockade. Greg Abbott flouted the court's ruling, proclaiming the migrants at the border to be …

Texas rep tells state officials to ignore Supreme Court ruling on border razor wire
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas rep tells state officials to ignore Supreme Court ruling on border razor wire

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican congressman Chip Roy is encouraging officials in his home …

The Supreme Court Is Now Complicit in Texas’ Armed Standoff With the Feds
55 years ago

The Supreme Court Is Now Complicit in Texas’ Armed Standoff With the Feds

Slate  

Greg Abbott is inciting a conflict between Border Patrol and the state’s National Guard that is inching closer and closer toward a violent clash between armed agents of state and federal law enforcement. Federal law grants Border Patrol the right to access all land within 25 miles of the border; it also requires border agents to inspect, process, arrest, and …

Texas arrests migrants at border park, defying Biden order to stop blocking Border Patrol
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas arrests migrants at border park, defying Biden order to stop blocking Border Patrol

LA Times  

The Texas National Guard continued blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents’ access to the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass after the federal government’s deadline Wednesday night. Gen. Ken Paxton that said the state had until Wednesday night to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from having full access to the Shelby Park area or it would refer the matter to the Justice …

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