Texas Governor Greg Abbott blatantly defies federal legislation on President Biden’s border policies setting up massive Supreme Court showdown by signing new measure requiring Texas law enforcement officials to arrest migrants. John Iadarola and Yasmin Khan break it down on The Damage Report.
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Abbott Signs Law Allowing Texas to Arrest Migrants, Setting Up Federal Showdown – https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us/abbott-texas-border-law-arrests.html
“Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday escalated his challenge of President Biden’s border policies by signing a measure that allows Texas law enforcement officials to arrest migrants who enter the state from Mexico without legal authorization, setting the stage for a showdown with the federal government.
Mr. Abbott pushed for the legislation, which passed in a special session of the Republican-dominated State Legislature last month over the strong objections of Democrats, immigrant-rights groups and Hispanic organizations who argued that the measure violated the U.S. Constitution and would encourage racial profiling.
Some border sheriffs have also opposed the legislation, expressing concern that it could rapidly overwhelm the local jails and courts if even a fraction of those who come over the border every day were arrested. In just one section of the 1,254-mile Texas border with Mexico, around the cities of Eagle Pass and Del Rio, federal agents encountered 38,000 migrants in October.”
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