On Thursday, Alabama signed into law HB 56, The Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, a punitive immigration enforcement bill that would require local police officers to check the immigration status of anyone they “reasonably suspect” of being in the country unlawfully, make it a crime to transport or …
Update on Immigration Legislation and the Texas Special Session
Controversial Immigration Bills Considered in the Texas Legislature’s Special Session A Summary of Pending Texas Legislation, Controversial Immigration Bills Passed in Other States and the DREAM Act By Betsy Stukes, HRI Summer Legal Intern & J.D. Candidate, The University of Texas School of Law Several immigration bills have passed in …
Texas Passes Two Human Trafficking Bills-Texas Legislative Update
*The following is written by Betsy Stukes, Summer Legal Intern & J.D. Candidate, The University of Texas School of Law* Two bills punishing human traffickers recently were signed into law in Texas. While there have been laws at the federal level to prosecute those who force others to engage in …