DALLAS — , The contentious Texas immigration laws known as SB4 has been through various legal battles this year.  , The Supreme Court allowed it to be enforced on Tuesday before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put another ice on it.  ,  ,
Although the law is on maintain appropriate today, hundreds of North Texans gathered in Dallas Sunday to rally the rules.  ,
Detractors of SB4 say it’s a law that badly targets Latino and expat communities.  ,
” It’s not really right, I think that we ca n’t go anywhere without feeling a little scared that a cop will pull up and be like’ Hey where’s your papers,'” said protester Heli Martinez.  ,
Today thousands gathered at Civic Garden Park in Dallas and marched through the streets to say no to SB4, the Texas law that allows state and local authorities to arrest and demand people suspected of entering the country improperly.  ,
” It’s not right I do n’t like my parents having that fear”, said Karla Lopez.
But Governor Greg Abbott is pushing back on those issues.  ,
” Those people who say we’re going to target Latino, that’s totally ignorant about the citizens and where they’re coming from. We’re getting citizens from China, we’re getting folks from Russia, We’re getting people from the Middle East”, said Gov. Abbott.  ,
SB4 also gives judges the strength to arrest or prison people, duties usually handled by provincial officials.  ,
” You live in Eagle Pass and you’re used to some degree of military but that comes from Border Patrol and Border and Customs and now it may come from local authorities and express police”, said North Texas school student Karyme Flores.  ,
Reyes grew up in Eagle Pass, the town now at the centre of the conversation on immigration. She says SB4 has her anxious about her family back home.  ,
” That just leaves room for racial profiling because you ca n’t tell if someone is a US citizen or not and that could lead to a lot of police violence in border communities and even in Dallas”, said Flores.  ,
Although SB4 is currently on hold, regional authorities are figuring out how to enforce the law. Dallas Police tells us it will follow present general directions until they have more clarity on the rules and said their office will also enforce existing regulations against racial discrimination.  ,
In a speech Fort Worth Police said:
” Although we will always follow the law, the primary responsibility for immigration enforcement and border protection should be left to our federal and state partners” . ,
But activists hope their voices may lead to alter.  ,
” We’re all refugees we all came from across the lake or across this frontier and we built this state on hopes and dreams”, said Karla Lopez.
