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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Uriel J. García

Immigrant rights groups sue Texas to halt new law allowing arrests of migrants

A group of migrants follow a state trooper vehicle after turning themselves in in Eagle Pass, Texas on July 29, 2023. They crossed through a cap in the concertina wire in the Urbina’s property. Some will be sent back after being arrested for trespassing private property without allowing them to go through the immigration process in the U.S.
A group of migrants follows a state trooper vehicle after surrendering in Eagle Pass on July 29. Two immigrant rights groups have filed a lawsuit to stop a new Texas law that would make illegally crossing the border a state crime. (Credit: Veronica G. Cardenas for The Texas Tribune)

Immigrant rights organizations have sued Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott approved one of the strictest state immigration enforcement laws, which authorizes police to arrest immigrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.

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