Texas slapped with lawsuit over new law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility.
44% : Texas DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez on a new state law allowing local authorities to arrest migrants who cross illegally Civil rights groups, including the ACLU, filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas on Tuesday over a new law that gives police the authority to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and allows judges to order them to leave the U.S. The American Civil Liberties Union, its Texas branch, and the Texas Civil Rights Project claim on behalf of El Paso County and two immigrant aid groups that the new law, Senate Bill 4, is unconstitutional and preempted by federal law.
39% : The ACLU of Texas called the law the nation's "most extreme anti-immigration law.
39% : " ACLU of Texas argued that the law would lead to "racial profiling" and "harassment" with police stopping people because of their skin color or the language they speak.
28% : But the law that Abbott signed allows any Texas law enforcement officer to arrest people who are suspected of entering the country illegally.

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