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18 mar 2024 · Here’s more about SB 4 and how it could affect immigrants in Texas. What is Senate Bill 4? Is the law being enforced? Could any undocumented immigrant be arrested? Why is the law being...
20 mar 2024 · Senate Bill 4 is a Texas law passed late last year that empowers state and local law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration law. Texas Republicans who championed the legislation say it's...
20 mar 2024 · The SB4 law would authorize local and state law enforcement to arrest migrants they suspect crossed into the state illegally. It would also give judges the power to order migrants to be transported to a port of entry and returned to Mexico regardless of their country of origin.
3 kwi 2024 · SB 4 makes illegally crossing the border a Class B misdemeanor, carrying a punishment of up to six months in jail. Repeat offenders could face a second-degree felony with a punishment of two to...
27 mar 2024 · Texas still cannot temporarily enforce a controversial new law that would authorize police to arrest and detain migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border from Mexico, a federal appeals...
3 kwi 2024 · The law, known as SB4, makes entering Texas illegally a state crime and allows state judges to order immigrants to be deported.
4 mar 2024 · SB 4, which faced heavy opposition from Democrats and civil rights groups throughout the 2023 legislative calendar, also requires people accused of illegally crossing into Texas to either...
