According to a draft bill, the chief will be able to employ licensed state and local police officers to serve on the border force, as well as “law-abiding citizens” without felony convictions. Texas Republicans propose an immigration police force:
along the international boundary, echoing former President Donald Trump's unfished campaign promise.
People arrested for crossing into Texas illegally would face up to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for each violation. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, said in a statement that “addressing our state’s border and humanitarian crisis" was a priority. Phelan said the proposed border police as well as a proposed Legislative Border Safety Oversight Committee, which would provide border safety policy recommendations and oversight to the new policing unit and work on issues in South Texas, were a “must-pass issue.”Civil rights organizations and state Democrats quickly denounced the legislation.
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