Texas Governor Greg Abbott has responded with fury to a provision in the new bipartisan Senate border security bill that would block the state of Texas from challenging some of its provisions via the local federal court.
On X, formerly Twitter, Abbott shared a Newsweek article titled ‘Texas Stripped of Powers in Border Security Bill,’ adding: “This is unacceptable.”
The bill sets out the circumstances under which suspected illegal immigrants can request a judicial review of their deportation orders, stating: “The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have sole and original jurisdiction to hear challenges, whether constitutional or otherwise, to the validity of this section or any written policy directive, written policy guideline, written procedure, or the implementation thereof.”
Responding to this section on X Bill Shipley, a former federal prosecutor, wrote: “This would prevent plaintiffs – like the State of Texas – from filing suit in Texas federal courts. This is corrupt.”
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