LatinoJustice Applauds Halt to Harmful Border Bill
March 01, 2024
March 01, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, March 1 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024:
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Federal judge David Ezra ruled against Senate Bill 4, a new state border enforcement bill that would allow state and local police to detain, arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The decision comes after both the Justice Department and Immigration advocacy and civil rights groups sued the state. The lawsuits were then consolida . . .
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Federal judge David Ezra ruled against Senate Bill 4, a new state border enforcement bill that would allow state and local police to detain, arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The decision comes after both the Justice Department and Immigration advocacy and civil rights groups sued the state. The lawsuits were then consolida . . .