Immigration
26 Democrats Ask Federal Agencies to Investigate if Texas Migrant Arrests Violate Constitution
Democratic members of Congress are asking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. attorney general to investigate whether arrests of migrants violate constitutional rights. Over two dozen Democratic members have joined together to investigate “legal problems that have arisen out of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative to arrest and jail migrants on state criminal charges” reports Austin’s local CBS station.
Specifically, the 26 Democrats sent a letter asking the federal bureaus to investigate Abbott’s “catch and jail” immigration policy. The representatives claim the policy violates the U.S. Constitution because of violations of state law and logistical problems that have resulted from the thousands of arrests.
Among the signees was U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and 19 other U.S. Congressional Democrats, as well as local Texas Democratic leaders.
Since July, Abbott has directed Texas state police to arrest migrants suspected of having crossed the border illegally on state criminal charges in response to a rise in border crossings. Almost all of the arrests have been for allegedly trespassing on private property in Val Verde and Kinney counties. After the arrests began, local judicial systems quickly became overwhelmed and fell behind state deadlines while hundreds of migrants remained imprisoned, sometimes for weeks without even being appointed an attorney.
In the letter, the Democratic members wrote “these operations have continued to militarize Texas’ border communities and interfered with the federal immigration system, likely violating the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.”
“Even more egregiously, these programs have directly led to a violation of state laws and constitutional due process rights” the letter continued.
The United Nations (UN) made the stark declaration that the U.S.-Mexico border is the “deadliest” land route for migrants in the world. The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed Tuesday it has documented the deaths or disappearances of roughly 700 migrants near the U.S. border with Mexico in 2022. The 686 total migrants dead or missing in the area make the Mexican frontier the deadliest migrant land route worldwide.
The IOM recorded 1,457 migrant deaths or disappearances in all of the Americas in 2022, meaning the border itself appears to be the site of nearly half of all migrant deaths or disappearances in the New World, reports Just The News.
“These alarming figures are a stark reminder of the need for decisive action by States. Enhancing data collection is crucial. Ultimately, what is needed is for countries to act on the data to ensure safe, regular migration routes are accessible,” said IOM Regional Director for Regional Director for Central and North America and the Caribbean Michele Klein Solomon.
Roughly half of the disappearances or deaths were connected to attempts to cross either the Sonoran or Chihuahuan Deserts, which span the borders of both nations. More than 6 million migrants have illegally entered in the United States since President Joe Biden took office. The White House and Democratic leadership has come under severe scrutiny for its lax border policies and dangerous rhetoric giving the impression that our borders are open.
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EnQisAdvocate
November 4, 2021 at 10:01 pm
Illegal immigrants don’t have constitutional rights.
Liane Pineda
November 8, 2021 at 1:54 pm
I agree with you 100%. They are Not United States Citizens, they are crossing illegally. They should be arrested and deported. It is Not z Governor Abbott’s fault they have crossed illegally and are sitting in jail for longer than average time. It’s biden and his admin. I don’t hear them expressing concern for the delay in hearings that has happened for citizens of the United States that have committed crimes and awaiting their hearings, trials etc
Trish
November 9, 2021 at 11:59 am
If you’re not a citizen you don’t have the rights of citizenship.
Michael Higgins
November 8, 2021 at 1:20 pm
If their illegals our rights don’t apply to them
Bob
November 8, 2021 at 1:56 pm
They are illegal immigrants and have no rights to the USA
Ira "Jake" Jakob USAF(Ret)
November 8, 2021 at 2:24 pm
The only right the illegals have is to get a boot in their asses out of our country, but Uncle brain-dead Joe thinks otherwise.
Every drop of America blood shed because of an illegal asswipe is blood on sleepy brain-dead Joe’s hands.
Teresa Galipeau
November 8, 2021 at 5:07 pm
Send the dumb demonrats a copy from the dictionary a copy of the word ILLEGAL if any of these idiots even know how to read they are so evil trying to destroy our country. Americans are having a hard time taking care of our family why should we have to support illegals. I can’t wait until Election Day so we can vote out all these crazy evil corrupt people out of our giovedment
Teresa Galipeau
November 8, 2021 at 5:15 pm
I did not say anything that wasn’t true I don’t want the rest of our country to look like San Francisco that was a beautiful state until the democrats let illegals in our country