Washington, DC — Following Wednesday’s 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing, the large takeaway was whether or not SB4 (Texas’s “show me your papers” law) went “too far,” as admitted by Texas’ Solicitor General arguing in favor of SB4. Lawyers arguing against SB4 correctly pointed out that responsibility...
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Today, Texas’ extreme anti-immigrant law SB 4 returned to the courts when it was heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. You can read our explained about SB 4 here and view livetweets from the court proceedings here. Outside, dozens of activists from Texas, Louisiana, and elsewhere gathered...
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Apr 1, 2024
Disambiguation: There are multiple pieces of legislation called SB 4 in Texas. SB 4 (2017) was about sanctuary cities, and you can read our explainer here. There was a Senate Bill 4 (the “Texas Travel Ban law”) from the legislature’s third special session, which took effect on February 6,...
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El Paso, Texas — In contrast to much of the fear-mongering, purposeful chaos, and dehumanizing of immigrants in the news, El Paso faith and community leaders held a march for human dignity in downtown El Paso yesterday. Hundreds gathered in San Jacinto square and marched to Sacred Heart Church...
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Today, hundreds of immigrants, advocates, and faith leaders from all over Texas came to El Paso for the March & Vigil for Human Dignity. Drummers and dancers joined Bishop Mark Seitz, Bishop Anthony Celino, and faith and community leaders from across the borderlands to make a statement against SB...
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Washington, DC — Following the whiplash legal decisions over Texas’ SB4 law (better known as “show me your papers”), law enforcement figures and legal experts have expressed concerns over the implications on migrant communities and the country overall. As legal advisor to America’s Voice and Immigration Group Leader at...
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Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement from David Leopold, legal advisor to America’s Voice and Immigration Group Leader at UB Greensfelder LLP, reacting to the legal whiplash surrounding the Texas immigration law (SB4) and the larger stakes: “The legal whiplash on display and related short-term implications shouldn’t...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “Allowing the Texas ‘show me your papers’ law to proceed is an invitation to cruelty and chaos that threatens to violate the civil rights of both immigrant communities and U.S. citizens alike“ Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s...
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Immigration continues to be front and center in Texas, where a GOP-appointed federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit led by corrupt state Attorney General Ken Paxton that sought to block a successful program that allows Americans to sponsor Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) migrants that meet certain...
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In a major win for legal advocates and Texas communities, a federal judge in Austin has temporarily halted S.B. 4, the “show me your papers” law that, if implemented, would empower every law enforcement officer to question the citizenship of any Texas resident and detain them. The law, which...
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