Greg Abbott
“We are using every tool that can be used," Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said on a podcast.
In addition to allowing police anywhere in Texas to arrest migrants on charges of illegal entry, local judges could also order migrants to leave the country.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has continued a program to send migrants to Democratic cities despite sharp criticism from human rights groups.
The mayors of Chicago, New York City and Denver have renewed pleas for more federal help over the growing number of asylum-seekers arriving in their cities.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
A private plane reportedly carrying roughly 100 migrants landed without advanced notice on Tuesday as Chicago's mayor blasted Texas' actions as "evil."
The law -- which would allow police to arrest people they suspect crossed the border illegally -- is set to go into effect in March, if the courts don't block it.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday against one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's aggressive measures aimed at stopping migrants from entering the U.S. illegally.
The GOP frontrunner promised that his hard-line immigration policies would make the Texas governor's job "much easier."
The family of a Black high school student in Texas has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over being suspended by his school district for his hairstyle.
The Biden administration sued to get rid of the floating barrier in the Rio Grande.