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Texas SB 4

Texas state law related to immigration

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Jan 29, 2026
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What federal data sources (if any) track crimes by immigration status and how complete are they?

Federal data that explicitly link criminal activity to immigration status exist, but they are fragmented: agencies (ICE, CBP) and some federal justice bodies (, ) collect and publish citizenship or “c...

Jan 27, 2026
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What did Texas data show about homicide conviction rates for undocumented immigrants relative to native‑born residents?

, as analyzed by multiple researchers, show that undocumented (often labeled “illegal”) immigrants have lower homicide conviction and arrest rates than native‑born Americans: found a 2013–2022 of 2.2 ...

Jan 18, 2026
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How does filing a Declaration of Informal Marriage affect property and benefit rights in Texas?

Filing a Declaration of Informal Marriage in Texas creates formal, sworn proof that a couple is legally married for all purposes, and once recognized the couple has the same property and spousal benef...

Jan 27, 2026

How many refugees have been detained and transferred from other U.S. states to Texas since 2025?

Available reporting does not provide a single, verifiable tally of “” who have been detained and transferred from since 2025; public datasets and watchdog analyses document large-scale interstate tran...

Jan 17, 2026

How have specific court cases (e.g., City of El Cenizo v. Texas) affected state and local cooperation with ICE detainers?

The Fifth Circuit’s handling of City of El Cenizo v. Texas clarified that a state may mandate local cooperation with ICE detainer requests in some circumstances, upholding much of Texas’s SB4 and stay...

Jan 7, 2026

What southern wall materials were sold under the Biden/Harris Administration?

The Biden–Harris administration oversaw the transfer, donation and sale of leftover border-barrier components — primarily steel bollard wall sections (sometimes described as hollow steel tubes or stee...