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Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas law that lets local and state police deport people

Senate Bill 4, set to go into effect next week, empowers state authorities bring charges against people for illegally crossing the border — traditionally a power reserved for the federal government.

Civil liberties groups filed a class-action lawsuit Monday to to prevent provisions of a controversial Texas law that empowers state and local law enforcement to arrest people they suspect of being in the country illegally — a duty traditionally reserved for federal officials. In their suit, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, ACLU and the […]

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