"I think the bigger issue for me is the, the [sic] [law] that allows for local law enforcement to detain illegals and whether that is constitutional"
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Will someone please inform Rep McCaul that his semantics, rhetoric and deflection doesn't quite ring true. He himself uses the word "detain," and not "prevent." Gov Abbott's actions *pr…
"I think the bigger issue for me is the, the [sic] [law] that allows for local law enforcement to detain illegals and whether that is constitutional"
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Will someone please inform Rep McCaul that his semantics, rhetoric and deflection doesn't quite ring true. He himself uses the word "detain," and not "prevent." Gov Abbott's actions *prevent* immigration (a right reserved by the federal government), and not as McCaul seems to claim that they are just detaining the undocumented already in Texas.
Immigration=/=invasion:
"The causes of and solutions for the current migration surge are fairly debatable. However, the claim that a large increase in the number of would-be migrants gaining entry at the southern border constitutes an “invasion” under Article IV is constitutional nonsense. It cannot be sustained by any reasonable reading of the text of the Constitution, the original understanding of the Constitution, or subsequent interpretations of the Constitution by courts or constitutional scholars." https://www.justsecurity.org/91543/immigration-is-not-an-invasion-under-the-constitution
and
"Section 439 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 added a new 8 U.S.C. § 1252c which provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent permitted by relevant State and local law, State and local law enforcement officials are authorized to arrest and detain an individual who (1) is an alien illegally present in the United States; and (2) has previously been convicted of a felony in the United States and deported" https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1918-arrest-illegal-aliens-state-and-local-officers
Note that both characteristics in the federal statute again states that the immigrant in question *is already on American soil* and not just trying to enter illegally.
By ignoring the SCOTUS order and blocking federal prerogatives Gov Abbott is an insurrectionist. The Repub governors supporting his defiance should also be considered insurrectionists for giving comfort to him. And the Marigold Malignancy is compounding the possibility of being removed from balloting by the 14A Sec 3 by calling on the MAGAdroids to fully back the illegal actions underway in Texas.
"I think the bigger issue for me is the, the [sic] [law] that allows for local law enforcement to detain illegals and whether that is constitutional"
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Will someone please inform Rep McCaul that his semantics, rhetoric and deflection doesn't quite ring true. He himself uses the word "detain," and not "prevent." Gov Abbott's actions *prevent* immigration (a right reserved by the federal government), and not as McCaul seems to claim that they are just detaining the undocumented already in Texas.
Immigration=/=invasion:
"The causes of and solutions for the current migration surge are fairly debatable. However, the claim that a large increase in the number of would-be migrants gaining entry at the southern border constitutes an “invasion” under Article IV is constitutional nonsense. It cannot be sustained by any reasonable reading of the text of the Constitution, the original understanding of the Constitution, or subsequent interpretations of the Constitution by courts or constitutional scholars." https://www.justsecurity.org/91543/immigration-is-not-an-invasion-under-the-constitution
and
"Section 439 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 added a new 8 U.S.C. § 1252c which provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent permitted by relevant State and local law, State and local law enforcement officials are authorized to arrest and detain an individual who (1) is an alien illegally present in the United States; and (2) has previously been convicted of a felony in the United States and deported" https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1918-arrest-illegal-aliens-state-and-local-officers
Note that both characteristics in the federal statute again states that the immigrant in question *is already on American soil* and not just trying to enter illegally.
By ignoring the SCOTUS order and blocking federal prerogatives Gov Abbott is an insurrectionist. The Repub governors supporting his defiance should also be considered insurrectionists for giving comfort to him. And the Marigold Malignancy is compounding the possibility of being removed from balloting by the 14A Sec 3 by calling on the MAGAdroids to fully back the illegal actions underway in Texas.
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