Here are four things to know about Texas Senate Bill 4, a new immigration law that would give local and state law enforcement a role in arresting and...
Senate Bill 4, signed into law Dec. 18, authorizes state and local police officers to arrest undocumented migrants, a duty usually taken up by immigration or federal officials.
One example the Texas Department of Public Safety used of its enforcement is, if an individual is arrested for a violent crime and they are in the state illegally, they could be charged with one of the crimes under SB 4.
Garcia said he’s scheduling meetings to establish what the department’s policies would include. Those efforts, he said, are to “ensure we do not violate anyone’s civil rights” and to alleviate fear about how officers would enforce the law.
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