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May 30, 2017

Texas: Hundreds Flood Texas House to Protest Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4
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In Texas, hundreds of protesters flooded the gallery in the Texas House
on Monday to protest the anti-immigrant law known as SB 4. The law bans
sanctuary cities and allows police officers to check the immigration
status of anyone they detain. The protest sparked scuffles between state
lawmakers, after Republican state Representative Matt Rinaldi said he
called the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on protesters,
reportedly telling Hispanic lawmakers, "I'm glad I just called ICE to
have all these people deported." Immigration activists also held a noisy
3 a.m. protest outside Texas Governor Greg Abbott's mansion on Sunday
morning, with a blaring mariachi band and signs reading "You've
disturbed our peace, so we're disturbing yours."


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