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The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is suing the state over its new law that will allow police officers to arrest migrants who cross into the U.S. illegally.
The Biden administration and immigrant rights organizations who sued Texas to stop the law argue that S.B. 4 is unconstitutional because it interferes with federal immigration laws. Proponents of ...
A controversial Texas law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally will remain blocked while legal challenges to it play out, a ...
In September 2023, a federal district court in Texas decided that DACA was unlawful and in violation of U.S. immigration law. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused the Biden administration of ...
A new law that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime is sowing confusion and uncertainty among undocumented migrants and mixed status families along the US-Mexico border, according to ...
By 2022, there were over 5.17 million foreign-born people in the State of Texas. [3] Immigration is a major topic in American politics and was a key issue for President Donald Trump. Despite a decrease in the rate of immigration, recent policies have attempted to limit immigration to Texas and restrict legal protections for migrants.
Texas Senate Bill 4 makes it a Class A misdemeanor for local officials as well as public colleges and universities to refuse to work with the federal government on immigration enforcement. The bill also fines those in violation beginning at $1,000 and climbing up to $25,500 if the individual or entity continues to violate the law. [ 2 ]
Immigration enforcement, generally, is a responsibility of the federal government, but the law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in December makes entering Texas illegally a state crime and ...