{"id":2103296,"date":"2023-11-19T14:28:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-abbott-set-to-sign-legislation-allowing-texas-state-police-to-arrest-deport-illegals-in-challenge-to-feds\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T14:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:31:40","slug":"fed-up-abbott-set-to-sign-legislation-allowing-texas-state-police-to-arrest-deport-illegals-in-challenge-to-feds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-abbott-set-to-sign-legislation-allowing-texas-state-police-to-arrest-deport-illegals-in-challenge-to-feds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed-Up Abbott Set to Sign Legislation Allowing Texas State Police to Arrest, Deport Illegals in Challenge to Feds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffed-up-abbott-set-to-sign-legislation-allowing-texas-state-police-to-arrest-deport-illegals-in-challenge-to-feds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2103296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Texas Gov. Greg \u200dAbbott to Sign Legislation Allowing State Police \u2062to\u2062 Arrest, Deport Illegal Immigrants \u200din Challenge\u200b to\u200c Feds<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, the \u2064Republican-majority \u2064state Legislature gave final approval to a bill that responds to\u200d the vast number of \u200cillegal immigrants crossing the \u2062Southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-arizonas-shipping-container-wall-border-coming-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/politics\/texas\/article\/texas-house-border-deportation-18490245.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Federal \u2062numbers show that 188,778 illegal immigrants were arrested in October, a dip from the 218,763 arrested in September, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-mexico-border-crossings-asylum-immigration-def50446bc397ebfba36ab272dbc0a27#:~:text=Biden%2C%20a%20Democrat%2C%20has%20adopted,11%25%20from%20269%2C735%20in%20September.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<h3>Thank you to Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaceyJetton?\">@JaceyJetton<\/a> \u200c&#038; Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidSpillerTX?\">@DavidSpillerTX<\/a> for leading the effort to pass Senate Bill \u20633 &#038;\u200b Senate Bill\u2064 4 in the\u2062 Texas House.<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2063 look\u2064 forward to working with both chambers to get these priorities across \u2064the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>Texas \u200dwon\u2019t \u200cwait\u2064 on Biden to secure\u200b the border.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bGov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAbbott\/status\/1724611982081376489?\">November 15,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The legislation gives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/15-year-old-alleged-illegal-immigrant-smuggler-leads-troopers-high-speed-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants<\/a> who\u2063 are arrested by state and local authorities \u200da choice \u2014 remain in Texas within \u200cthe \u2063confines of\u2064 a\u200c prison for up to 20 years,\u2063 or accept\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-continues-immigration-reversal-big-deportation-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deportation<\/a> \u200b to \u2064Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/tlodocs\/85r\/billtext\/pdf\/sb00004f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas law<\/a>, \u2064illegal \u2064immigrants face a misdemeanor charge\u2064 for\u200b being in the\u2063 state, and then a felony charge if they refuse deportation.<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Rep.\u2064 David Spiller called the bill \u201ca landmark \u200cbill that allows Texans to protect Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<h3>This week,\u200d Texas Democrats told \u2064us exactly \u200cwhere they stand regarding the Texas Border.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoseyforHD124?\">@JoseyforHD124<\/a> \u200b is\u200b angry that we want to secure our\u200c border by \u201cdeterring \u2064illegal immigration\u201d. \u200bShe is okay with\u2062 lawlessness, the fentanyl crisis\u200c and human trafficking. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EAl0x25hwR\">pic.twitter.com\/EAl0x25hwR<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah \u2063Fields (@SarahisCensored) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahisCensored\/status\/1725177644013039724?\">November 16,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a humane, logical and efficient approach to a problem created and fostered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-gives-protected-status-472000-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration\u2019s<\/a> failure \u200dand \u2064refusal to\u200b secure our\u200b border,\u201d \u2063Spiller said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s\u200d nothing unfair about ordering someone back from where they \u2062came if they \u2064arrived\u200d here illegally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<h3>Texas \u200dlawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that would enable the state to arrest and\u2062 deport illegal\u2063 aliens.<\/h3>\n<p>The media,\u2063 who \u200chave become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-abbott-set-to-sign-legislation-allowing-texas-state-police-to-arrest-deport-illegals-in-challenge-to-feds\/\" title=\"Fed-Up Abbott Set to Sign Legislation Allowing Texas State Police to Arrest, Deport Illegals in Challenge to Feds\">blatantly pro-open borders<\/a>, hate this. And as always, all of their \u200dobjections boil down\u2063 to: \u201cBut that\u2019s mean!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tbX5PQROQd\">pic.twitter.com\/tbX5PQROQd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill D\u2019Agostino \u2062(@Banned_Bill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Banned_Bill\/status\/1725560208901001441?\">November \u200c17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegals-caught-explosives-tailored-terrorism-gop-raising-new-alarms-bidens-risky-border-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico<\/a> sees things differently and issued a statement opposing \u00a0\u201cany measure\u2063 that allows state or \u200blocal\u200c authorities to detain \u2064and \u200dreturn nationals or foreigners to Mexican territory,\u201d according to \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/politics\/texas\/article\/mexico-deportation-law-18494150.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statement called the bill \u200ban\u200d \u201canti-immigrant\u201d law that \u201cwill result in\u200c family separation,\u2062 racial discrimination and profiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mexico \u201crespectfully expresses its legitimate right\u2064 to\u2062 protect the rights of its\u200d nationals in the United States,\u2062 as well\u2064 as to establish \u200cits own immigration policies \u2064into its territory,\u201d the\u200c statement\u200d said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">\n<h3>Do you support the\u2064 Texas \u200bborder \u2063legislation?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label><b>Yes<\/b><\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label><b>No<\/b><\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal \u2063news updates \u2064free of charge via email. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree \u200cto our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of \u2064Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100%\u200c (12\u200b Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 \u2063Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) \u200c{<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar\u2064 name=cname \u2062+ &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3530944\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>Implementation is not likely to take place any \u2064time soon, because the bill is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-sued-sneaking-deported-illegals-back-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenge<\/a> to \u200bprecedent, as noted by\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/texas-passes-bill-allowing-state-police-to-arrest-deport-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent Supreme Court ruling on the issue,\u00a0Arizona\u2062 v. U.S., says the federal \u200cgovernment has\u200d the sole power to deport \u2064illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>An Urgent Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal has been labeled  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cdangerous\u201d \u2062simply because we have a \u2063biblical worldview and speak the truth about\u2063 what is \u2062happening in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big Tech\u200d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-goes-around-voters-backs-signs-change-in-state-election-laws\/\" title=\"Governor sneaks behind voters, enacts new election laws.\">woke advertisers dictate<\/a> the\u2064 content \u200cwe share with our community.\u200b We stand for truth. We stand for freedom. 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Your support means\u2064 we can continue to expose false narratives and defend traditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please stand \u2063with us\u200b by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for\u2062 your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post \u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fed-abbott-set-sign-legislation-allowing-texas-state-police-arrest-deport-illegals-challenge-feds\/\">Fed-Up \u200bAbbott Set to\u200c Sign Legislation Allowing \u200cTexas State Police to Arrest, \u2062Deport Illegals in\u2063 Challenge to Feds<\/a> appeared first on \u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do supporters of the\u2063 bill justify the choice given to illegal\u200c immigrants arrested by state and local authorities &#8211; either remaining in Texas within the confines of a prison or accepting deportation\u2063 to Mexico?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Texas Governor \u2062Greg Abbott is set to \u2063sign legislation that allows state police to arrest and deport illegal immigrants in a direct challenge to the federal government&#8217;s handling of the issue. The bill,\u200b which was approved by the Republican-majority state Legislature, is \u200ba response to \u200dthe alarming number of illegal immigrants crossing the Southern border.<\/p>\n<p>According to federal numbers, there were 188,778 illegal immigrant arrests in October, a slight\u2062 decrease from the \u200b218,763 arrests in September. This \u2062legislation aims to address this problem and protect the \u2062state of Texas from the \u2062negative consequences of illegal\u200b immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The new legislation gives\u200d illegal immigrants who are arrested by \u2063state and local authorities a choice &#8211; either they remain in Texas within the \u200cconfines \u2063of a prison for up to 20 \u200dyears, or they accept deportation to Mexico.\u200c This tough approach is \u2064designed to discourage further illegal immigration \u200dand ensure that those who\u200c enter the state without legal permission\u2064 face\u200c consequences for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>Under Texas \u200blaw, illegal immigrants\u200d currently \u2064face \u200da misdemeanor charge\u2064 for being in the state and \u200ba felony charge if they\u200b refuse deportation. By strengthening the penalties for these offenses, the state is sending a\u200c clear message that entering Texas \u200cillegally will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Representative David Spiller praised the bill \u2062as a landmark piece of \u200blegislation\u200d that allows Texans to protect their\u2063 state. He emphasized \u200bthat this approach is both\u200d humane and logical, and it holds those responsible\u2063 for the border crisis accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the bill, including \u2063Texas Democrats, \u200cargue \u2062that it is \u200dinhumane and unnecessary. However, supporters argue that it is a necessary step in addressing \u2064the ongoing border crisis \u200dand the failure\u200b of the Biden administration to secure the border effectively. They believe \u200bthat it is\u200b entirely fair to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-recall-petition-close-to-success\/\" title=\"Newsom Recall Petition Close To Success\">enforce immigration laws<\/a> and\u200b order \u200cindividuals back to \u2064their home\u200b countries if \u2063they have arrived in the United States illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The signing of this \u200blegislation is significant because it represents a\u200c direct challenge\u2063 to\u200b federal policies \u2062regarding illegal \u2062immigration. The state of Texas is taking matters into \u200cits own hands and implementing measures to protect its borders and enforce immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 conclusion, Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s decision to sign legislation that allows \u2064state police to arrest and deport illegal \u200cimmigrants is a bold move in \u2062challenging federal\u200c policies on the issue. The bill is \u2064a response to the significant number\u200c of illegal immigrants crossing the Southern border \u2062and aims to address this problem \u2063by providing strong penalties for those who enter the state illegally.\u2063 Supporters\u200d believe this is a necessary step in safeguarding\u200d the state and \u2064enforcing immigration laws,\u2063 while\u2063 critics argue\u200d that it is inhumane and \u2064unnecessary. The \u2062signing of this legislation signifies Texas&#8217;s determination to protect its borders and enforce immigration\u200b laws independently of federal policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a Texas-sized challenge to the Biden administration that would give the state the legal right to deport illegal immigrants. 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