SB 4 is unconstitutional - the only way it can actually be enforced in a community like ours is by the blatant use of racial profiling and the violation of our civil liberties and rights, said WDP's David Chincanchan. That's why it's important for you to issue a deprioritization memo and clarify APD standards for reasonable suspicion and probable cause.
As the law's enforcement still hangs in the balance, pending Department of Justice and ACLU of Texas lawsuits, the city of Austin has now passed a resolution condemning it, directing the Austin Police Department to deprioritize it and practice discretion with arrests should it go into effect.
Crucially, it lets state judges, who are untrained in immigration law, order people to return to Mexico without a court process and without the chance to seek asylum, a constitutionally guaranteed right.
The resolution notes: According to census data, approximately 17.4 percent of county residents in Travis County could be affected should SB 4 be enforced.
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