The Government of Mexico presented an ‘amicus curiae’ before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans against the Texas law SB4, which allows state authorities to detain and deport migrants, as announced this Thursday by the chancellor, Alicia Bárcena. .
“We send something called ‘amicus curiae’, friends of the court, where we are putting our defense, rather the points of view of Mexico, how many Mexicans are there in Texas, 26% of the population of Texas is of origin or (they are) Mexican. It is very strong, and also the contribution we make to the Texas economy,” Bárcena declared.
The chancellor warned, in the morning government conference, of the “confusion” around the SB4 law, which would make it a crime for a foreigner to enter Texas irregularly, in addition to empowering state forces to carry out immigration arrests and deportations.
The regulations unleashed chaos since Tuesday, March 19, when the United States Supreme Court first allowed the law to be applied before hearing substantive arguments, but in the evening the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals suspended its entry into force and on March 3 April will hold a hearing to rule on the merits.
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The Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs asserted that “this law is deeply unconstitutional because the immigration issue in the United States is federal.”
“So we are not going to allow any action from the state of Texas, nor from the authorities, nor the police, nor anyone who acts on immigration matters at the state or county level, this is a federal matter,” he added.
Bárcena affirmed that “Mexico is acting very firmly” against the law, promising that there will be protection for Mexican citizens in the 11 Mexican consulates in that state, where they will receive “guidance in case they face any problem.”
“Something that I believe is unprecedented in our country is that a political consensus has been achieved, all the political forces, the legislators, the political parties, the candidates, the cabinet, we are all acting together against this unjust and discriminatory law” , he expressed.
The head of Mexican diplomacy also promised that the ministries of the Interior, Navy and National Defense work together in the face of border incidents such as the one on Wednesday, when a group of migrants tried to tear down the Texas barbed fence and confronted the National Guard. Texan.
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“(We are) all acting together so that, when an event like the one you mention (a reporter at the conference) occurs on the border, we are prepared to be able to have greater control in regards to border crossings, avoid this type of confrontations and protect our people,” he commented.
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