Immigration Legal Misdemeanor 
JURIST
APRIL 19, 2024
The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 4156 on Thursday by a vote of 77-20, which proposes the creation of the criminal act of impermissible occupation, targeting individuals who willfully enter and remain in Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the United States. Iowa also passed a similar law in March.
JURIST
MARCH 26, 2025
She also re-shared a story about three accused child rapists, wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who were released on bails set as low as $0. In those instances, the bill permits law enforcement to re-detain the individual.
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Above The Law
MAY 12, 2025
Not content with arresting judges, ICE is now arresting mayors who have the temerity to object to rounding up immigrants and warehousing them in ICE detention facilities. billion contract to run a 1000-bed immigration facility in his town as a hub “serving” the New York metro area. pic.twitter.com/YMY2r9DXtS — Rep.
JURIST
JANUARY 11, 2024
The hearing was initiated by House Republicans who accused Mayorkas of failing to follow immigration law and of violating the public trust as border crossings have reached record levels. The US House Homeland Security Committee held its first impeachment hearing on Wednesday into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The Crime Report
MAY 28, 2021
immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. Jailhouse screening” was supposed to speed up immigration processes and identify undocumented immigrants who posed a threat to public safety.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Greg Abbott ’s Operation Lone Star , the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled unanimously Wednesday that Travis County courts can’t weigh claims of wrongful detention caused by misdemeanor arrests 200 miles away. Etter said some of the men have had their cases dismissed for other reasons.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Ranchers have been empowered to call hundred-person selection jury trials for simple misdemeanor trespassing charges against migrants crossing into their property. Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe has sought to deputize militias to patrol the border and outwardly supports the ones currently in operation despite their murky legal standing.
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