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Shell_Seas

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Tue Mar 19, 2024, 06:53 PM Mar 2024

A Dark Day In Texas: The Supreme Court's Green Light for SB4

Where do we go from here in the battle against SB4's oppressive measures?

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/a-dark-day-in-texas-the-supreme-courts




Today, the Supreme Court ended the pause on SB 4’s implementation and allowed this blatantly unconstitutional law to be enforced while litigated in court. This ruling does not indicate that the law is constitutional; only Texas can implement it while it is being challenged. This is terrible news for many of Texas’ residents.

SB4 would grant Texas Law Enforcement Officers the authority to deport undocumented immigrants independently, bypassing due process and federal oversight. This move by Texas Republicans aims for quick political gains. The bill would allow officers and state agencies to escort individuals to ports of entry to guarantee adherence. Should immigrants resist compliance with a directive to return, they could be accused of a second-degree felony, risking up to 20 years of incarceration.

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A Dark Day In Texas: The Supreme Court's Green Light for SB4 (Original Post) Shell_Seas Mar 2024 OP
Rogue small town cops and constables Beachnutt Mar 2024 #1
I can only horror coming from this ruling. riversedge Mar 2024 #2

Beachnutt

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1. Rogue small town cops and constables
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 07:03 PM
Mar 2024

will set up road blocks and check documentation, If you're a brown skin person keep your ID handy while in tx.
Racial profiling run rampant.
VOTE BLUE AND STOP THE MADNESS.

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