The government of the American president, Joe Bidenfiled a lawsuit this Wednesday against Texas to consider “unconstitutional” a law that criminalizes migrants that enter irregularly into that border state with Mexico and allows you to stop them.
In December, the governor of Texasthe republican Greg Abbottpromulgated the call SB4 law which creates a criminal offense for illegally entering Texas from a foreign country and provides up to 20 years in prison for repeat offenses.
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Under this regulation, which was supposed to come into force in March, local authorities would have the power to detain migrants who lack the necessary documentation to enter and the judges, to expel them.
As expected, the federal government, which is the one that regulates the migration and manages the external borders, has counterattacked in court.
In a statement, the Justice Department claims to have presented “a lawsuit against the state of Texas to challenge” the law in order to declare that “SB4 is invalid”.
“It is clearly unconstitutional“says the deputy attorney general, Vanita Guptacited in the note.
The Constitution prevents the states fromadopt immigration laws that interfere with the framework enacted by Congress“, Add.
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“Texas cannot ignore the United States Constitution and the precedent established by the Supreme Court“insists, for his part, the deputy deputy attorney general, Brian Boyntonin the same text.
In the past, the Supreme Court has confirmed that decisions related to the expulsion of foreigners from the country affect “to foreign relations and must be taken with a single voice”recalls the Biden government.
The lawsuit has been filed on behalf of USAincluding the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State.
The immigration crisis is causing strong tensions between Republicans and Democrats, currently immersed in arduous negotiations in Congress, where conservatives have made approval dependent on an aid package for Ukraine to a tightening of policy to stop migration.
The political struggle is tense as the November presidential elections approach.
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The former Republican president donald trumppossible rival of Joe Biden In those elections, he has declared that migrants “poison the blood” from the United States.
Both Abbott and Trump are in favor of building a wall along the border with Mexico and to massively expel migrants, many of them Latin Americans fleeing violence and poverty.
In December, US authorities intercepted about 10,000 migrants a day who crossed the border illegally from Mexico, in what Republicans consider a humanitarian disaster.
