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HOUSTON — Yesterday, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez fulfilled a campaign promise and announced Harris County’s termination of its 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
HOUSTON — Today, the ACLU of Texas, Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, Tahirih Justice Center, Vinson & Elkins LLP and Houston Volunteer Lawyers announced the launch of a hotline to help Texans understand recent changes to immigration laws.
HOUSTON — Last week, the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) announced its selection of ACLU of Texas senior staff attorney Edgar Saldivar as one of the recipients of its prestigious “HNBA Top Lawyers Under 40” Award.
EL PASO — Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested an undocumented victim of domestic abuse while she was seeking a protective order against her abuser at an El Paso courthouse.
HOUSTON — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas submitted testimony to the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services regarding three anti-abortion bills — SB 8, SB 258, and SB 415 — that, if passed, would threaten Texas women’s health, privacy and constitutional righ