Texas lawmakers passed a bill that would allow local police to arrest migrants throughout the state last week.
The bill would also make it a criminal offense for someone who is not a U.S. citizen to enter the state anywhere besides a lawful port of entry.
It would allow law enforcement officers to return anyone violating that law to the country they came from.
“It is a humane, logical and efficient approach,” state Rep. David Spille from Fort Worth said of the bill.
From The Hill:
House passage of the bill reflects the hard line the Texas Legislature is taking on immigration as a steady wave of migrants comes to the border.
