Some Houstonians ask Mayor Whitmire to set local standards for Houston Police Department ahead of Texas’ new and controversial immigration law

Whitmire was a state senator when SB 4 became law and voted against it. Some Houstonians have asked him to act on his stance and define policies for local law enforcement.

Texas’ immigration-enforcement bill, SB4, is back in federal appeals court Wednesday

The hearing before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will focus on whether the law is constitutional as Texas tries to create its own arrest-and-deportation policies to curb unauthorized immigration into the state.

Texas’ immigration-enforcement law again kept on hold by federal appeals court

The 2-1 decision came late Tuesday from a three-judge panel at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. It keeps the state of Texas from enforcing the law, known as SB 4, as the legal challenge against it continues in federal court.

“We Don’t Need More Detention Centers, More Border Patrol”: Fernando García on SB4 & New Spending Law

An immigration battle continues on the border between Texas and Mexico, as Texas’s state government increases its militarization of the region, deploying hundreds of National Guard troops and constructing new infrastructure on the border. Meanwhile, a new federal spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden has increased funding for ICE and CBP, and state and federal courts have been wrangling over the legality of SB4, a new Texas state law that gives local police sweeping powers to arrest and deport anyone they suspect has entered the United States without authorization. We hear more from Fernando García, founder and executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights, in El Paso. García says the influx of special forces with “no training with how to deal with a civilian population,” alongside the “show me your papers’’ atmosphere created by SB4, is increasing the daily violence faced by Latinx residents on the U.S. side of the border, all while “illegally impeding” the right to seek asylum by those in “desperate” straits on the Mexico side. Instead of capitulating to anti-immigrant politicians, he continues, “We needed for the federal government to stop Texas, stop the governor” from targeting “Latinos, people of color, migrants and people looking for asylum, for protection.”

Greg Abbott Wakes Up to Bad News in Border Fight

An appeals court issued an overnight decision, extending its hold on Texas' immigration...

Stephen Miller praises Texas' unconstitutional racial profiling bill SB4

El Paso citizens rally in night of solidarity, challenging immigration law SB4

El Paso County Commissioner David Stout and hundred others filled the streets of downtown El Paso, uniting to march in support of human dignity.

Think Immigration: Texas-Sized Whiplash

AILA Policy and Practice Counsel Amy Grenier describes why many are feeling legal whiplash regarding the controversial anti-immigrant Texas state law SB 4 and its implementation; she explains where the law stands, the factors involved, and potential next steps.

Law Enforcement Voices and Legal Experts Raise Alarm on SB4 and Larger Implications - America's Voice

Washington, DC — Following the whiplash legal decisions over Texas’ SB4 law (better known as “show me your papers”), law enforcement figures and legal experts have expressed concerns over the implications on migrant communities and the country overall. As legal advisor to America’s Voice and Immigration Group Leader at UB Greensfelder LLP David Leopold recently… Continue »