US: Extreme Anti-Immigrant Proposals in Texas

Click to expand Image Texas Governor Greg Abbott, right, holds a news conference as members of the Texas National Guard prepare to deploy to the Texas-Mexico border in Austin, Texas, May 8, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Eric Gay (Austin, TX) – Governor Greg Abbott of Texas has called a special session of the Texas legislature for October 10, 2023 to consider proposals that would increase human rights violations and lead to long sentences for thousands of young Texans, Human Rights Watch said today. Proposals to create a state crime of illegal entry into Texas with a sentence of up to 20 years, empower…

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