White House says new Texas law ‘dehumanizes’ migrants
- December 20, 2023
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The White House on Tuesday criticized a new Texas law that promotes deportation without due process of law because it believes it “dehumanizes” migrants, but did not specify
The White House on Tuesday criticized a new Texas law that promotes deportation without due process of law because it believes it “dehumanizes” migrants, but did not specify whether the Joe Biden administration would sue the state to stop the law.
At a press conference, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the law “radical” and noted that will not improve the safety of the people of Texas near the border with Mexico.
The legislation, which is being pushed by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, said a Biden spokesman. deeply “demonizes” and “dehumanizes” migrants who arrive in the United States.
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“This is not what we should be as a country.” Jean-Pierre said, recalling that this measure complements a number of Abbott’s anti-immigration policies, such as the installation of razor wire on the border.
When asked by the press, Biden’s spokesman It is not clear whether the administration will sue Texas over the law. as he had done in previous cases, and said that this decision should be made by the Department of Justice.
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The law supersedes federal law because Texas judges will have the authority, and in some cases obliged to order the deportation of a person regardless of whether you have the right to seek asylum or other humanitarian protection.
It’s one of three anti-immigrant laws Abbott signed Monday after they were approved by the Texas Congress. Republicans dominated.
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(according to information from EFE and Aristegui News)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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