The chancellor Alicia Barcena reported this Wednesday that the entry into force of the SB4 Lawwhich authorizes the authorities of Texas to arrest and deport migrants“remains suspended” after a new hearing in the legal battle against the anti-immigrant initiative.
“#SB4 remains suspended” wrote the person responsible for the diplomacy Mexican on your X account.
He also reiterated that the Foreign Ministry remains firm in the defense of Mexican people “against discriminatory laws” in Texas and USA.
“Our migrants are not criminals. They contribute 324 billion dollars annually to that economy and represent 70% of its agricultural workers. “They are not alone!” Bárcena added.
For his part, the head of the North American Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE)Roberto Velasco, pointed out that during this Wednesday’s hearing, our country’s position of rejection weighed due to the impact it will generate on the Mexican community.
Through social networks, the official also pointed out that the representative of the Texas government recognized the seriousness of the law, which allows state and local police to make arrests and deportations of any person “suspected” of having crossed illegally into that state.
“Mexico’s position on the impact for our community and on the bilateral relationship weighed, as well as the firm rejection of deportations from Texas.”
“The state representative acknowledged that ‘they went too far’ and cannot carry out returns to our country. A very important advance. We will continue to pay attention to the development of the case,” he indicated.
In this sense, the Foreign Ministry added that Mexico’s position is to continue rejecting any measure that allows state or local authorities to carry out immigration control tasks, and noted that laws such as SB4 generate “international frictions, are discriminatory and violate human rights.” .
Last week, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a resolution that keeps the law temporarily frozen, until the justice of that country defines whether or not it violates the US Constitution, as Joe Biden’s government argues.
The law, which had already been blocked in February by a federal judge, was enacted in December by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and creates the crime of “illegal entry” into Texas territory and empowers local police and judges to detain, imprison and deport foreigners on the sole suspicion that they are immigrants without documents and contemplates penalties for them of up to 20 years in prison.