GOP lawmakers in Texas are pushing legislation that would make it a state felony to cross the border from Mexico illegally and establish a state unit of officers to deal with the crisis.
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Introduced by Texas GOP state Rep. Matt Schaefer, House Bill 20 would create a"Border Protection Unit" that allows its officers to"arrest, detain, and deter individuals crossing the border illegally including with the use of non-deadly force."before the end of May, notes that officers serving in the unit must be U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents, and have law enforcement experience.
National Guard agents place a barbed wire wall on the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, on the border with Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State, Mexico, on March 8, 2023.would face up to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for each violation.
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