Texas House Passes Major Border Security Package
Arjun SinghOctober 27, 20230
https://dailycaller.com/The Republican-led Texas House of Representatives passed a major immigration bill package Thursday morning, including one that would give state law enforcement officers the power to remove illegal immigrants to Mexico.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and the Republican-led state legislature have prioritized the prevention of illegal crossing of the U.S. border by foreign nationals into the state, with Abbott having launched a broad range of initiatives under the “Operation Lone Star” banner to do so. After a night of contentious debate, the Texas House approved new immigration measures by a vote of 86 to 40, one of which would give state officers the power to remove illegal immigrants from the state to Mexico, assuming a power that is normally exercised by federal law enforcement officers following a deportation order.
That bill, House Bill 4, would also make entering Texas from Mexico through a location other than a port of entry — such as by crossing the Rio Grande — a state crime, the offense already being a federal crime but which the Biden administration has not prosecuted widely since assuming office.
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