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Texas Senate Bill 4 makes it a Class A misdemeanor for local officials as well as public colleges and universities to refuse to work with the federal government on immigration enforcement. The bill also fines those in violation beginning at $1,000 and climbing up to $25,500 if the individual or entity continues to violate the law. [ 2 ]
Texas Senate Bill 4 (Texas S.B. 4) is a Texas state statute enacted by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by governor Greg Abbott on December 18, 2023. The bill allows state officials to arrest and deport migrants who enter the state illegally. [1] Senate Bill 4 is the subject of United States v.
After the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect in Texas on Tuesday, that same night, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put the same bill on hold.. There’s plenty to examine ...
Supporters of SB4 and Senate Bill 3 say the legislation is necessary to address the immigration crisis at the border. "SB 4 is the strongest border security bill Texas has ever passed," Republican ...
A Texas state representative who opposed SB4 took note of Nielson's concession. "He admits Texas may have gone too far, " said Rep. Armando Walle, a Houston area Democrat.
Because of Texas Senate Bill 4's limitations on sanctuary cities, and in an effort to reduce the impact of low-level interactions with police, Casar initiated policy changes to make Austin a "Freedom City", [43] which discourages the police from making low-level discretionary arrests and requires police officers to inform residents that they ...
When Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on Feb. 29 issued the first hold on SB 4, he said the attempt to enforce immigration law falls under the federal ...
Texas Senate Bill 4 authorizes state police to arrest and state judges to deport people suspected of illegally crossing into Texas from Mexico.