WASHINGTON: Efforts by Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott to stem a record number of migrants illegally crossing the US-Mexico border has set off a series of legal battles with the administration of President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
Those cases could ultimately determine how much power, if any, states possess to police international borders when they disagree with federal immigration policies. The most sweeping effort made by Texas to address illegal migration is a new law known as SB4 that Abbott signed in December making it a state crime to illegally enter or re-enter Texas from a foreign country. The law, set to take effect in March, gives state law enforcement the power to arrest and prosecute violators and allows judges to order migrants to leave the US, with up to 20-year prison sentences for migrants who refuse to comply.
The Biden administration has sued to strike down the law, claiming it interferes with the federal government’s exclusive powers to police the border and enforce immigration laws. A similar lawsuit has been filed by civil rights groups which say the law blocks migrants from seeking asylum and other humanitarian relief.
After Joe Biden’s 2020 election win, Warsaw did not officially recognise him as US president for several weeks
“If you tell this story anywhere in Europe, no one is going to believe you,” Magyar said
Many Panamanians streaming out of voting stations cited graft as one of their main concerns
The previous longest baguette of 132.62 meters was baked in the Italian city of Como in June 2019
The village is in northwest of onetime Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka which Russia captured in February
Lauga reached out to police early on April 28 and an investigation is underway, she said in an instagram post
