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Biden threatens to sue Abbott over controversial anti-immigrant SB4 law

  • December 29, 2023
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He Ministry of Justice (US Department of Justice) warned the Republican governor of Texas Greg Abbott who will present demand if it comes to the implementation of the

Biden threatens to sue Abbott over controversial anti-immigrant SB4 law

He Ministry of Justice (US Department of Justice) warned the Republican governor of Texas Greg Abbott who will present demand if it comes to the implementation of the SB4 law, which gives state authorities the power to expel migrants from the country, the newspaper reports Houston Chronicle.

In a letter to the governor obtained by the newspaper, Deputy Attorney General Brian Boynton said the law, which Abbott signed Dec. 18, “is unconstitutional and will impede the federal government’s efforts to enforce immigration laws.”

Abbott has until January 3 to avoid prosecution.

The letter states that unless Abbott certifies by Jan. 3 that the state will refrain from enforcing SB4, “the United States will pursue all appropriate remedies to ensure that Texas does not interfere with the functions of the federal government.”

The law, approved by the Texas Legislature in November and taking effect in March, makes offense committed by a foreigner “enter or attempt to enter the state from a foreign country” irregular.

In addition, this crime becomes a serious crime, punishable by up to 20 years in prisonif the offender is a repeat offender.

This anti-immigrant law allows the state’s justice system to order the removal of people without trial.

With SB4, police will be able to arrest people suspected of illegal activities.

In addition, police officers will be able to arrest any person they suspect of entering the country illegally and will have the discretion to deport them to Mexico in lieu of arrest.

Considered one of the strictest anti-immigrant laws in American history, SB4 joins other measures Abbott has implemented as part of his Operation Lone Star crackdown on illegal immigration, which has allocated more than $11 billion since 2021 and included the deployment of barbed wire fencing. wire and buoy fence on the border of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo in Mexico).

Mexico will challenge SB4 law

A day after signing SB4, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Abbott a “gentleman” on his immigration policies and announced that he would defy the law.

“The (Ministry of) Foreign Affairs is already undergoing a procedure to challenge this law, and, in addition, we will always be against these measures. (I want to) tell our compatriots and migrants that we will protect them,” he said at a press conference.

Likewise, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas and the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) filed a lawsuit against SB4 in the Western District of Texas Federal Court on December 19, arguing that it is unconstitutional because it violates the principle of supremacy. Article of the US Constitution. (EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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