On Monday, Texas Governor Abbott signed a new border security bill that allows any law enforcement officer to arrest illegal immigrants accused of unlawfully entering the state from Mexico. Any law enforcement officer.
This law empowers judges to order their removal. It puts deportation powers that have been solely held by the federal government into the state’s hands. There will be legal challenges. The ACLU said Monday that it would sue. Congressional Democrats are urging DOJ to step in to prevent the law from taking effect in March. Democrats have no interest in securing the southern border. DOJ is usually ready to jump in to prevent Texas from protecting its border with Mexico. Joe Biden’s border crisis is intentional.
Abbott touted the measure as a step to “stop the tidal wave of illegal entry into Texas” during a ceremony in front of a section of state-built border…
