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

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally 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 and the States in the context of immigration for almost 150 years.” It went on to argue that the law would have “significant and immediate adverse effects” on the country’s relationship with Mexico and “create chaos” in enforcing federal immigration laws in Texas. In a statement Monday, the Texas Attorney General’s Office said the state’s law mirrored federal law and “was adopted to address the ongoing crisis at the southern border, which hurts Texans more than anyone else.” The federal government’s emergency request to the Supreme Court came after a federal appeals court over the weekend stayed U.S. District Judge David Ezra’s sweeping rejection of the law. According to Ezra’s ruling, allowing Texas to supersede federal law due to an “invasion” would “amount to nullification of federal law and authority — a notion that is antithetical to the Constitution and has been unequivocally rejected by federal courts since the Civil War.” Republicans who back the law have said it would not target immigrants already living in the U.S. because the two-year statute of limitations on the illegal entry charge would be enforced only along the state’s border with Mexico.

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Proposal to allow local police to make arrests near Arizona border with Mexico will appear on ballot
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Proposal to allow local police to make arrests near Arizona border with Mexico will appear on ballot

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a proposal that would let local police make arrests near the state’s border with Mexico will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot for voters to decide. That sets up the biggest push to draw local authorities into immigration enforcement since the state’s landmark 2010 law that required police to question people’s …

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 …

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 …

Texas asks court to decide if the state’s migrant arrest law went too far
9 months, 1 week 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, 2 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
9 months, 2 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. …

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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

As Texas border arrests law teeters in court, other GOP states also push tougher immigration policy
9 months, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

‘Dehumanizing’: Mexico’s president lashes out over Texas immigration law
9 months, 3 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 …

Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration
9 months, 3 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 …

What’s next for the disputed Texas immigration law on hold after whiplash court rulings?
9 months, 3 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, 3 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" …

How Texas' plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work
9 months, 3 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Opinion: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defying a U.S. Supreme Court order. That’s frightening
11 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defying a U.S. Supreme Court order. That’s frightening

LA Times  

Texas’ continuing dispute with the federal government over immigration enforcement goes to the very heart of our constitutional system. Last week, however, in a 5-4 order without an opinion, the Supreme Court granted the U.S. solicitor general’s request that border agents be allowed to remove the razor wire. On Wednesday, the Republican governor publicly challenged the Supreme Court’s ruling, vowing …

Texas Governor Invokes Pre-Civil War Legal Theory In Border Standoff
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas Governor Invokes Pre-Civil War Legal Theory In Border Standoff

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiant statement on Wednesday rejecting the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration law at the U.S.-Mexico border ratcheted up the already tense stand-off between the state and the Biden administration — and signaled how fully the GOP has become the party of the Southern conservatives it was founded to fight. Brandon Bell via …

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 …

Column: Texas’ defiance of federal rule echoes Southern segregationists — with a key difference
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to tell Texas to stop blocking US border agents from patrols
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to tell Texas to stop blocking US border agents from patrols

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — The Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to order Texas to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border where large numbers of migrants have crossed in recent months, setting up another showdown between Republican Gov. Along one stretch, armed Texas National Guard members and their vehicles are preventing Border Patrol …

Texas is blocking US border agents from patrols, Biden administration tells Supreme Court
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas is blocking US border agents from patrols, Biden administration tells Supreme Court

The Independent  

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

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