United States Border Patrol Agents They detain thousands of people every day who enter that country from Mexico irregularly, but the new Texas SB4 lawenacted by the governor Greg Abbottcould force agents from the state Department of Public Safety to join these tasks that until now have been reserved for federal authorities.
About, Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber is very concerned due to the response capacity that the officers in charge may have, since, he assures, Your border community does not have the personnel to enforce SB4. “Manpower has been taken away from the security that we are supposed to do here in the county,” Schmerber told CBS News about the migration crisis.
“We don’t want to do it. And it’s going to be impossible.”reiterated the person in charge of security in the area that includes the city of Eagle Pass, bordering the Mexican state of Coahuila, where the controversial buoys were installed to create a floating wall and deter immigrants.
If the law goes into effect in March 2024, Texas Department of Public Safety officers, and even sheriff’s deputies, Immigrants could be arrested for illegally crossing the border because the SB4 law makes it a state crime to enter the US without documents. In this way, according to Republican Governor Abbott, they will meet the objective of “stop the wave of illegal entries”.
With the new Texas legislation, state officials and agencies would be authorized to transport migrants to ports of entry to ensure that they are returned to the U.S. Additionally, the misdemeanor charge could become a felony if the migrant is accused of other crimes or refuses to return to Mexico, thereby potentially being convicted. from two to 20 years in prison.
