In Texas, nearly 10,000 migrants have been detained for illegal entry; new laws give police the power to arrest and local judges
the power to deport. Human rights groups are challenging the constitutionality of these laws.
In recent years, authorities in
authorities in Texas have detained nearly 10,000 migrants on charges of illegal
of entering the country illegally. In particular, in March, a new law was passed that
authorizing police to detain migrants entering the state illegally. This includes
gives local judges the right to issue deportation orders, UNN reports with reference to
to The Associated Press.
Details
The media tells
the story of Abdoula, a 32-year-old migrant from Maghama, Mauritania. He is a political
activist who fled Mauritania for fear of persecution.
After crossing
the US-Mexico border, he spent several weeks in a remote prison in
Texas on charges of violating local laws.
I spent many hours without sleep, sitting on the floor
The man spoke on the
condition that his name would not be published in order not to jeopardize his
asylum application.
In the photo for the media
shows scars from surgery after treatment for injuries allegedly inflicted on him by
by the Moorish police.
Starting in
March, Texas authorized police to arrest migrants who enter the state illegally
entering the state illegally, and will give local judges the authority to remove them from the
the country. The new law comes two years after Texas launched a smaller
a smaller-scale operation to arrest migrants for border crossings. The operation was also aimed at
also aimed to stop illegal border crossings.
However, the results of the
of the study cast doubt on the impact of arrests on deterring immigration. It is reported
that Texas is preparing to give police even broader powers to detain migrants
on charges of illegal entry into the country. Human rights organizations have already
filed a lawsuit to stop the new law, signed by
by Republican Governor Greg Abbott, calling it unconstitutional and
unconstitutional and infringing on the immigration powers of the US government.
Since 2021, the authorities of
Texas authorities have arrested nearly 10,000 migrants on charges of border crossing
in what Abbott called an "arrest and jail" operation: Owners of
border landowners enter into agreements with the state authorizing arrests
for border violations, clearing the way for law enforcement to detain migrants,
who enter the United States through these lands.
These arrests were challenged in courts on the grounds of violation of
of constitutional norms, in particular, in connection with the violation of due process of law.
due process of law. Recently, a landowner asked officials to stop the illegal seizures of his property, claiming that the authorities had never
to stop the illegal seizure of his property, claiming that the authorities never had
authorization to do so.
The governor of the state assumed
that arrests for border violations would yield quick results.
When people start to learn about this, they will stop crossing the Texas border
Abbott explained his
position in the media in July 2021, when the number of
the Texas-Mexico border reached 1.2 million.
This month, Abbott suggested that Texas may soon
to abandon arrests for border violations as it moves forward with
introducing illegal entry charges that can be filed
virtually anywhere in the state, including hundreds of miles from the border.