Some Texas Republicans are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to take an unprecedented and legally dubious step for border security and declare an 'invasion' under the U.S. Constitution. They claim that would allow the state to begin deporting migrants.
late last month to issue a legal opinion on the matter, asking if Texas “has the sovereign power to defend itself from invasion.” Krause said in his opinion request that he found the Arizona opinion’s “analysis and conclusions compelling.”
Some Texas Republicans have long used the word “invasion” to describe illegal immigration along the Texas border, drawing outrage from those who note the word was used by the shooter whoand said in a manifesto that he was targeting Hispanic people. “It’s untested legal theory on whether or not cartels are the invaders for purposes of the state establishing its own sovereignty,” Bush said. “Legally, that is an important principle.”
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