American Immigration Council: Texas SB4 Law Sets Damaging Precedent for Similar Bills That Endanger Immigrant Families
March 20, 2024
March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The American Immigration Council issued the following statement on March 19, 2024:
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On March 19, the Supreme Court issued a contorted procedural maneuver that will allow Texas's Senate Bill 4 (SB4) to temporarily go into effect. Signed into law last November and facing heated litigation since then, SB4 allows local law enforcement to detain and jail people suspected of entering the United States without authorization. It also empowers state . . .
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On March 19, the Supreme Court issued a contorted procedural maneuver that will allow Texas's Senate Bill 4 (SB4) to temporarily go into effect. Signed into law last November and facing heated litigation since then, SB4 allows local law enforcement to detain and jail people suspected of entering the United States without authorization. It also empowers state . . .