Breaking: Texas is set to release more than 220 migrants who were arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s new criminal justice system for migrants.
They sat in prison for more than a month without being charged with a crime, which violates state law. bit.ly/3uipwUZ
They sat in prison for more than a month without being charged with a crime, which violates state law. bit.ly/3uipwUZ
2/ It’s unclear what will happen to the men when they are released from state custody.
Federal immigration authorities may choose to take them into custody or deport them, or they may be released into the U.S. while awaiting their criminal and potential immigration proceedings.
Federal immigration authorities may choose to take them into custody or deport them, or they may be released into the U.S. while awaiting their criminal and potential immigration proceedings.
3/ They were part of Abbott’s new policy to arrest migrants accused of crossing the border illegally on state charges, like trespassing, since state police and courts have no jurisdiction over federal immigration law. bit.ly/3zQw4eu
4/4 Defense attorneys had started asking courts to set migrants free because local justice systems, overwhelmed by arrests , were routinely violating state law and constitutional due process rights. bit.ly/39I326b
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