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The Texas Senate took no action Sunday on a far-reaching state immigration bill after GOP infighting stalled the proposal. Absent a legislative miracle before Tuesday, the measure will likely be revisited when Gov. Greg Abbott calls lawmakers back to Austin for the fourth time.
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The proposed legislation would make unauthorized entry from another country a state crime and allow local and state police to order migrants to return to Mexico. If passed, the change could potentially land Texas back in court.
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The U.S. district judge agreed with nine states suing to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The ruling means the program's fate will likely go to the Supreme Court a third time.
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HB 1, the state’s next two-year budget, goes into effect on September 1. In addition to appropriating more than $5 billion for border security, lawmakers also passed several bills that expand the state’s border and immigration-enforcement powers.
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Jaime Esparza, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, said four more arrests have been made in the deadliest migrant smuggling case in modern U.S. history.
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In a near-unanimous decision, the high court ruled Texas and other Republican-led states did not have standing to sue the administration over its immigration enforcement.
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The hearing Thursday morning is the latest in the years-long effort by Texas and its conservative allies to end the popular program that has granted limited relief to undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children.
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Border security is a priority for the state’s GOP leadership as Abbott and company continue to blast the Biden administration’s policies.
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The declarations came as migrants are camped out just across the Rio Grande in anticipation of the end of Title 42. After three years of allowing for rapid expulsions, the policy will be lifted May 11.
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The legislation would form a powerful new state law enforcement unit on the border. The hearing where HB 20 was discussed lasted until 2 a.m. Thursday.