ACLU renews warning for New Mexicans traveling to Texas

well we know it can be very tough to follow this recent legal zigzag surrounding a controversial immigration policy in Texas hours after the US Supreme Court kept that policy in play a federal appeals court blocked it yesterday the policy allows law enforcement in Texas to arrest immigrants illegally crossing from Mexico although it's on hold for now some are putting out a warning to any new Mexican traveling to Texas Spencer shot spoke to the ACLU about the ramifications this policy could have

on our state if it's allowed to be enforced in Texas Spencer well Tessa the aclu's main concern is the possibility for racial profiling and discrimination of people of color who are in the US legally so the national ACLU and L Americas are suing the state of Texas saying this law is blatantly unconstitutional immigration is not just historically a federal government issue but constitutionally a federal government priority and and issue area local police not really trained in Immigration at all r

ight they don't go through the same type of Academy that border patrol does or the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers do while the law is not in effect at the moment the ACLU officials say they have heard concerns already from New Mexicans saying Texas law enforcement officers have already become more aggressive in questioning people's immigration status when they are going to Texas to visit family go to the hospital or even going back to college the ACLU is re-upping their travel advi

sory for folks going to Texas and encouraging them to take the necessary precautions and they are continuing to issue their travel warning make sure you know you have any relevant migration documentation make sure you have family members who've been contacted if you're going to Texas uh so that there steps in place if something does happen the ACLU aren't the only ones who are opposing this law tonight we are hearing from our local delegation on this issue that's coming up tonight at 6:30 back t

o you guys all right Spencer thank you so much and this border battle in Texas is keeping law enforcement there on edge I feel very nervous because I I don't have any any information an attorney for Texas is arguing the state is stepping in because the federal government is not doing enough to stop an influx of migrants crossing the border recently however the federal government's lawyer fired back saying the Biden Administration is acting on the issue others say a patchwork of States enforcing

their own immigration policies would just lead to chaos