Months after the problems became apparent, migrants are still being kept in prison in violation of state laws under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown. Texas GregAbbott Border Immigration CivilRights SouthTexas TexasRepublicans
Thousands of migrants have been arrested on trespassing charges under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative. The arrests have led to repeated violations of state laws on due-process rights.
Texas laws require that criminal defendants be assigned an attorney within three days of asking for one, and misdemeanor defendants be released from jail pending trial if prosecutors do not file charges within 30 days after arrest. “Those unlawfully incarcerated in Kinney County have become pawns in the larger political debate about whether the Biden administration is adequately addressing border crossings,” defense attorney E.G. Morris wrote to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this week.
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