Article IV, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution authorizes the governor to “call forth the militia to execute the laws of the state, to suppress insurrections, and to repel invasions.”
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the case of a Guatemalan transgender woman who is seeking to avoid deportation from the U.S. after a lower court said she didn’t go through the proper process to demonstrate she would be persecuted in her home country if she were deported.
Supreme Court reviews constitutionality of 1986 law criminalizing act of encouraging unauthorized immigrants to come or stay in US, raising First Amendment concerns as everyday statements could become felonies.
Texas Gov. Abbott referred to Biden's plan to end the Trump-era COVID border policy known as Title 42, which was upheld by the Supreme Court, as a "reckless decision."
Gov. DeSantis activates National Guard, directs state agencies to support local governments responding to influx of migrants in Florida Keys; Biden administration's response deemed "inept."
