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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. [read post]
29 Dec 2023, 7:22 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Dec. 28, 2023 letter from DOJ to Texas Governor Greg Abbott "Texas recently enacted Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), which will become effective on March 5, 2024. [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB4 into law on Monday as the latest escalation of confrontations between the state and the federal government over illegal entries. [read post]
Additionally, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Monday that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is normally a federal matter. [read post]
20 Dec 2023, 5:00 am by Kellie N. Lego
Texas’s Republican Govenor, Greg Abbott has signed a new state immigration bill on Monday, December 18th making unauthorized border crossings a state crime. [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Monday that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is normally a federal matter. [read post]
19 Dec 2023, 4:48 am by Beatrice Yahia
Iran alleges the hacking group — identified by Iranian State television as Gonjeshke Darande or “predatory sparrow” — has links to Israel. [read post]
18 Dec 2023, 2:45 pm by Immigration Prof
Photo courtesy of the Texas Office of the Governor CBS News reports that Texas Governor Greg Abbott today signed a state immigration enforcement law, which authorizes state officials to arrest and seek the removal of migrants suspected of unlawfully crossing... [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 5:29 pm by Michael Lowe
In 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the implementation of Operation Lone Star here in Texas. [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 8:23 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Abbott "In July 2023, Texas, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, installed a floating barrier in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. [read post]
In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott signed a similar bill, “Save our Swifties,” into law that banned the use of bots to purchase concert tickets. [read post]
27 Nov 2023, 5:15 am by Christopher McKinney
On February 6, 2024, Texas will see a significant shift in its employment landscape following Governor Greg Abbott's recent signing of Senate Bill 7 (SB 7), a law that effectively prohibits private employers, regardless of their size, from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates as a condition of employment. [read post]
20 Nov 2023, 7:00 am by Jacob Sapochnick
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently unveiled a new immigration law known as SB4 that will make it a state crime to cross the border illegally into the state of Texas from Mexico. [read post]
18 Nov 2023, 9:19 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Ava Sasani, The Guardian, Nov. 17, 2023 "Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, is expected to sign two rightwing immigration bills, setting off a likely constitutional battle over a new law that allows state and local police to arrest anyone suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border without documentation. [read post]
16 Nov 2023, 9:05 pm by Elizabeth Martinez
Republican Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign the bill. [read post]
5 Nov 2023, 7:25 pm by Mary Anne Peck
Greg Abbott (R) signed, HB 2127 , the Super Preemption Bill, aka the “Death Star Law,” which seeks to restrict many things local governments can do in the Lone Star State, including setting their own minimum wages. [read post]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Friday that the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars private individuals from suing Texas Governor Greg Abbott over Executive Order GA-37. [read post]