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During Houston City Council, some residents asked Mayor Whitmire to set local standards for the Houston Police Department ahead of Texas’ new and controversial immigration law.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/05/01/485276/some-houstonians-ask-mayor-whitmire-to-set-local-standards-for-houston-police-department-ahead-of-texas-new-and-controversial-immigration-law/

#CityOfHouston #HoustonMayor #Immigration #LawEnforcement #News #Police #Politics #AntiImmigrationLaws #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonPoliceDepartment #Hpd #JohnWhitmire #Sb4

Attorneys for the state of Texas will face off once again with Biden administration lawyers in federal appeals court Wednesday over Senate Bill 4, Texas’ controversial immigration enforcement law.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/04/03/482422/texas-immigration-enforcement-bill-sb4-is-back-in-federal-appeals-court-wednesday/

#Immigration #News #BidenAdministration #Sb4 #TexasImmigration #USSupremeCourt

The 2-1 decision keeps the state of Texas from enforcing the law, known as SB 4, as the legal challenge against it continues in federal court.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/03/27/481790/texas-immigration-enforcement-law-again-kept-on-hold-by-federal-appeals-court/

#Court #Immigration #News #Texas #ElPaso #FederalCourts #Sb4

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/27/fernando_garcia_immigration

#DemocracyNow

#FernandoGarcía on #SB4 and New Spending Law : 'We don't need more detention centers, or more border control'

#MigrantsLivesMatter
#RefugeesLivesMatter
#ImmigranstLivesMatter
#AsylumSeekersLivesMatter

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/27/fernando_garcia_immigration

#DemocracyNow

#FernandoGarcía on #SB4 and New Spending Law : 'We don't need more detention centers, or more border control'

#MigrantsLivesMatter
#RefugeesLivesMatter
#ImmigranstLivesMatter
#AsylumSeekersLivesMatter

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/27/fernando_garcia_immigration

#DemocracyNow

#FernandoGarcía on #SB4 and New Spending Law : 'We don't need more detention centers, or more border control'

#MigrantsLivesMatter
#RefugeesLivesMatter
#ImmigranstLivesMatter
#AsylumSeekersLivesMatter

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/27/fernando_garcia_immigration

#DemocracyNow

#FernandoGarcía on #SB4 and New Spending Law : 'We don't need more detention centers, or more border control'

#MigrantsLivesMatter
#RefugeesLivesMatter
#ImmigranstLivesMatter
#AsylumSeekersLivesMatter

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/27/fernando_garcia_immigration

#DemocracyNow

#FernandoGarcía on #SB4 and New Spending Law : 'We don't need more detention centers, or more border control'

#MigrantsLivesMatter
#RefugeesLivesMatter
#ImmigranstLivesMatter
#AsylumSeekersLivesMatter

Any bad news for #GregAbbott is good news for Texas. SB4 which would allow police to arrest/detain any "suspected" illegal migrant... that is to say: illegal, legal, or just looks too tanned, has remained blocked. For now.

#Texas #SB4 #Immigration

https://share.newsbreak.com/6i0uhphr

Stephen Miller praising Texas’ #SB4 as “great” and “incredible” tells you everything you need to know about its cruelty towards communities of color: https://www.mediamatters.org/stephen-miller/stephen-miller-praises-texas-unconstitutional-racial-profiling-bill-sb4

El Paso County Commissioner David Stout said Texas is "wasting billions of dollars on failed policies that are only focused on enforcements and deterrents.”

"We need that money and could be spending it to access education, health care and housing, things that are really needed in the state." #SB4

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/el-paso-citizens-rally-in-night-of-solidarity-challenging-immigration-law-sb4-march-vigil-human-dignity-migrants-humanitarian-district-attorney-county-commissioner

Texas’s #SB4 law, which is currently on hold, is also drawing concerns from law enforcement figures.

In Eagle Pass, the local sheriff said his “deputies are not trained for immigration work.”

"How are we going to do this? It’s impossible…What if we deport a U.S. citizen?”

https://americasvoice.org/press_releases/law-enforcement-voices-and-legal-experts-raise-alarm-on-sb4-and-larger-implications/

The legal battle over SB4, which gives local and state police the authority to arrest someone suspected of illegally entering Texas, has become an emotional roller coaster.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/03/21/481203/texas-sb4-anti-immigration-law-is-on-a-legal-roller-coaster-and-its-making-folks-dizzy/

#CivilRights #Immigration #News #Protests #Texas #GovGregAbbott #Sb4 #SB4 #ShowMeYourPapersLaw

Working on a #folksong: SbStay

Texas past #SB4 which would let them detain and jail migrants. The US District Court stayed sb4 which the 5th Circuit stayed. Alito stayed the 5th Circuits stay. Then, Alito unstayed his stay, four minutes later stayed again. Hours later, SCOTUS unstayed Alito's stay which let the 5th Circuit stay of the district Court stay stay so the District Court's stay was not unstayed. Hours later, the 5th Circuit unstayed its stay and now the District Court's stay, stays.

Confused about what’s happening with the stupid, racist, inhumane immigration law (#SB4) in TX? You’re in good company! Steve Vladeck helps break it down in his recent newsletter:

https://open.substack.com/pub/stevevladeck/p/72-30-hours-of-sb4-whiplash

#USPolitics #Texas #Immigration #SCOTUS #KenPaxton #GregAbbott #SteveVladeck #PeopleAreNotIllegal

(The screenshot below may already be outdated, I can’t keep up and have no idea if anything has changed)

I’m not sure how an appeals court can interdict the Supreme Court’s sloppy ruling about immigration law. Yet here is another argument for expanding the court. https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/20/headlines/appeals_court_puts_texas_anti_immigrant_sb4_on_hold_for_now

#immigration #SupremeCourt #SB4 #ExpandTheCourt

Texas’ new “show me your papers” law is blocked again.

“Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed #SB4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand.”

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/19/texas-sb-4-illegal-immigration/

Here is the brief, late-night #FifthCircuit federal appeals court ruling that effectively again blocked a #Texas #immigration #law, #SB4, hours after the #SCOTUS had cleared the way for it to take effect. The TX law would make it a #crime to cross into the state from #Mexico, giving local authorities the #power to #arrest people suspected of illegally entering the country.

https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/6a75fbdc5a0b8f3b/98d173bb-full.pdf

The late-night reversal meant that an #injunction imposed by a #federal district court last month would again be in force, blocking the #law from being in effect.

The back-&-forth series of #legal orders — & the on-again-off-again reality of a sweeping new #state-level #immigration law— prompted uncertainty along the #border & defiance from #Mexico’s govt on Tues.

Even before the #FifthCircuit’s late order, it had been unclear when #Texas would begin making arrests under the law.

#SCOTUS #SB4

Hours after #SCOTUS allowed the #Texas #Immigration #Law #SB4 to go into effect, the #FifthCircuit unexpectedly issued an order effectively blocking the law’s implementation.

A 3-judge panel of Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said that it was dissolving its own earlier ruling, which had cleared the way for the law to be implemented once the #SupremeCourt acted.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/19/us/texas-immigration-supreme-court/heres-the-latest-on-the-fallout?smid=url-share

Still, #UnpackTheCourts, USA.

So that nothing like this is never allowed to happen for any length of time.

QT Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck
2024 March 19
BREAKING: #SB4 is blocked again.

A majority of the Fifth Circuit panel hearing argument on Texas's stay application *tomorrow morning* just issued an order "dissolving" the "administrative stay" that a different panel imposed on March 2. So the injunction goes back into effect.

“Mexico will decline Texas deportees following controversial SCOTUS decision.

The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a stern statement after today's SCOTUS decision saying it 'categorically rejects' Texas' #SB4.”

https://capitol.press/p/mexico-declines-texas-deportees?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2404081&post_id=142773522&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1psrs&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

#Biden WH blasts #SCOTUS ruling letting Texas #SB4 immigration crackdown law take effect. 'We fundmentally disagree' with the high court's order per the WH PressSec.

#immigration #law #FederalPowers #federal #state #Texas #border #GregAbbott #Republicans #ActivistCourt #geopolitics #extremism #WhiteNationalism

A Texas law that allows local and state police officers to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally is now in effect after a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/03/19/481081/u-s-supreme-court-allows-sb-4-texas-controversial-immigration-enforcement-law-to-go-into-effect/

#Immigration #News #SupremeCourt #Texas #ImmigrationLawsInTexas #SB4 #SB4Ruling #USSupremeCourt

JUST NOW: SCOTUS is allowing Texas to enforce its extreme “show me your papers” law.

If any folks think that only undocumented immigrants will be affected by #SB4, they are sadly mistaken. Governor Greg Abbott’s nativist crackdown has already been profiling and targeting US citizens.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-texas-enforce-immigration-law-rcna142971

The #law, known as #SB4, makes it a #state #crime for #migrants to illegally cross the #border & allows #Texas officials to #deport #undocumented individuals. It was passed last year amid a historic surge in border crossings — part of Gov. #GregAbbott’s (#Republican) push to expand the state’s role in #immigration enforcement, which historically has been a #federal responsibility.

#SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #FederalPowers #border #geopolitics #extremism #WhiteNationalism

I feel sick to my stomach.

#sb4 #texas #immigration

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-texas-enforce-immigration-law-rcna142971

A temporary hold on the law was set to expire Wednesday, but the high court extended the pause.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/03/12/480353/u-s-supreme-court-extends-pause-on-sb4-texas-immigration-bill-new-lawsuit-challenges-law/

#Court #Immigration #News #SupremeCourt #Texas #ImmigrationLawsInTexas #Sb4 #USSupremeCourt

"We're living in moments of urgency and uncertainty because we will continue to see an increase in deportations." - Damaris Gonzalez with the Texas Organizing Project.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/02/28/479149/rally-against-sb4-across-the-street-from-the-houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo-2/

#HoustonLivestockShowAndRodeo #Immigration #News #HoustonRodeo #ProtestAtTheRodeo #SB4

The lawsuit comes less than a day after Gov. Greg Abbott held a ceremonial bill signing for Senate Bill 4. The law is scheduled to take effect in March if it survives the legal challenges.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2023/12/19/472834/legal-groups-file-lawsuit-to-stop-texas-law-that-makes-illegal-entry-a-state-crime/

#Court #Immigration #News #Texas #ElPasoCounty #GovGregAbbott #SB4

Some housing bills I'd like to see Gavin Newsom
sign include:
#SB4 affordable housing on religious/college land
#AB309 & #SB555 mixed income housing
#SB423 faster approvals for housing
#SB567 enforcing tenant protections
#AB1033 allow cities to allow ADUs to be sold separately

In addition to #SB567 other key bills in this year's fair housing/tenant protection package include:
#AB12 cap on deposits
#AB1218 replacement for demo'd units
#AB1418 bans racist crime-free housing laws
#AB1620 allows disabled tenant to switch units, keep rent control

On the production side, in addition to SB4, SB423, and AB1033, some other important bills include
#AB835 bldg code study for point-access blocks
#AB976 continues to allow ADUs on rental property
#AB1287 incentives for moderate income housing
#AB1633 stops CEQA delays

With that said, of all the remaining 60+ bills that the Legislature has passed, all of them are going to make positive contributions to solving California's housing crisis. Let's get them all signed. 🏡🏡

Some housing bills I'd like to see Gavin Newsom
sign include:
#SB4 affordable housing on religious/college land
#AB309 & #SB555 mixed income housing
#SB423 faster approvals for housing
#SB567 enforcing tenant protections
#AB1033 allow cities to allow ADUs to be sold separately

In addition to #SB567 other key bills in this year's fair housing/tenant protection package include:
#AB12 cap on deposits
#AB1218 replacement for demo'd units
#AB1418 bans racist crime-free housing laws
#AB1620 allows disabled tenant to switch units, keep rent control

On the production side, in addition to SB4, SB423, and AB1033, some other important bills include
#AB835 bldg code study for point-access blocks
#AB976 continues to allow ADUs on rental property
#AB1287 incentives for moderate income housing
#AB1633 stops CEQA delays

With that said, of all the remaining 60+ bills that the Legislature has passed, all of them are going to make positive contributions to solving California's housing crisis. Let's get them all signed. 🏡🏡

Some housing bills I'd like to see Gavin Newsom
sign include:
#SB4 affordable housing on religious/college land
#AB309 & #SB555 mixed income housing
#SB423 faster approvals for housing
#SB567 enforcing tenant protections
#AB1033 allow cities to allow ADUs to be sold separately

In addition to #SB567 other key bills in this year's fair housing/tenant protection package include:
#AB12 cap on deposits
#AB1218 replacement for demo'd units
#AB1418 bans racist crime-free housing laws
#AB1620 allows disabled tenant to switch units, keep rent control

On the production side, in addition to SB4, SB423, and AB1033, some other important bills include
#AB835 bldg code study for point-access blocks
#AB976 continues to allow ADUs on rental property
#AB1287 incentives for moderate income housing
#AB1633 stops CEQA delays

With that said, of all the remaining 60+ bills that the Legislature has passed, all of them are going to make positive contributions to solving California's housing crisis. Let's get them all signed. 🏡🏡

Some housing bills I'd like to see Gavin Newsom
sign include:
#SB4 affordable housing on religious/college land
#AB309 & #SB555 mixed income housing
#SB423 faster approvals for housing
#SB567 enforcing tenant protections
#AB1033 allow cities to allow ADUs to be sold separately

In addition to #SB567 other key bills in this year's fair housing/tenant protection package include:
#AB12 cap on deposits
#AB1218 replacement for demo'd units
#AB1418 bans racist crime-free housing laws
#AB1620 allows disabled tenant to switch units, keep rent control

On the production side, in addition to SB4, SB423, and AB1033, some other important bills include
#AB835 bldg code study for point-access blocks
#AB976 continues to allow ADUs on rental property
#AB1287 incentives for moderate income housing
#AB1633 stops CEQA delays

With that said, of all the remaining 60+ bills that the Legislature has passed, all of them are going to make positive contributions to solving California's housing crisis. Let's get them all signed. 🏡🏡

Some housing bills I'd like to see Gavin Newsom
sign include:
#SB4 affordable housing on religious/college land
#AB309 & #SB555 mixed income housing
#SB423 faster approvals for housing
#SB567 enforcing tenant protections
#AB1033 allow cities to allow ADUs to be sold separately

In addition to #SB567 other key bills in this year's fair housing/tenant protection package include:
#AB12 cap on deposits
#AB1218 replacement for demo'd units
#AB1418 bans racist crime-free housing laws
#AB1620 allows disabled tenant to switch units, keep rent control

On the production side, in addition to SB4, SB423, and AB1033, some other important bills include
#AB835 bldg code study for point-access blocks
#AB976 continues to allow ADUs on rental property
#AB1287 incentives for moderate income housing
#AB1633 stops CEQA delays

With that said, of all the remaining 60+ bills that the Legislature has passed, all of them are going to make positive contributions to solving California's housing crisis. Let's get them all signed. 🏡🏡

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2023/02/17/holcomb-on-sb4-a-bill-to-boost-local-health-support-it-gets-funded-because-of-one-word-commitment/

#Health #PublicHealth #SB4 #Indiana #Holcomb #LocalHealthBoard #Bloomington #ChamberOfCommerce #Bloomington

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2023/02/17/holcomb-on-sb4-a-bill-to-boost-local-health-support-it-gets-funded-because-of-one-word-commitment/

#Health #PublicHealth #SB4 #Indiana #Holcomb #LocalHealthBoard #Bloomington #ChamberOfCommerce #Bloomington

Also got to meet Rick Gomez from SW Carps. We bonded over the #AB2011 victory. Their bravery in departing from the Building Trades was a game changer. We’re gearing up for a fight to pass #SB4! The #YIGBY idea was originally #SB899 in 2020, which the Trades killed. It so good to have these guys on #TeamHousing! #YIMBY #BuildMoreHousing