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Undocumented and Seeking Safety During a Natural Disaster
Hurricane Harvey has already resulted in at least 10 deaths and dozens of injuries. Unfortunately, immediate relief is not in sight for Texas residents. As individuals, families, and entire communities prepare to assess the catastrophic damage this storm has wrought on lives, homes, and livelihoods, it is critically important that the federal government’s immigration agenda does not put more people at risk.
By Amrit Cheng, Communications Strategist, ACLU
VIDEO: ‘SB 4 Is Patently Unconstitutional and Is Bad Policy’
This post originally appeared on the ACLU National website.
By By Matthew Harwood, Media Strategist, ACLU
SB4 Events Around the State
Texas's "show me your papers" law Senate Bill 4 (SB4) is scheduled to take effect September 1st. If enacted, SB4 will put a target on the backs of communities of color, allowing officers to stop people based on how they look, how they speak or what accent they have. Thousands of Texas families, law enforcement and community leaders have spoken out against this hateful bill.
New Immigration Laws and Deportation Threats Have All but Erased a Border Town’s Favorite Pastime
This post originally appeared on the San Antonio Current's website.
By Debbie Nathan
If You Target Trans Texans for Discrimination, We’ll See You in Court
Just one day before President Trump announced his intention to ban transgender service members from the U.S. military—in a series of tweets the U.S. military itself was unprepared for—21 members of the Texas Senate voted to advance their own anti-transgender agenda.
By Kali Cohn
Lawmakers in Texas Are Returning to the Capitol for More Anti-Trans Discrimination
This post originally appeared on the ACLU National website.
By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU
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