Texas’s new law allowing for the state to arrest people who enter the country without legal authorization has drawn a lawsuit, just one day after it was signed into law.
Senate Bill 4, which Gov. Greg Abbott (R) celebrated at a ceremony Monday in the Rio Grande Valley, challenges the federal government’s exclusive enforcement of immigration laws, escalating a fight against President Joe Biden and blue state Democrats.
“The federal government has no role in, and no control over, Texas’ scheme,” the complaint says.
The complaint was filed in the Austin division of the US District Court for the Western ...
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