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Federal lawsuit accuses Texas' migrant arrest program of targeting 'Black and Brown -- primarily Latino -- individuals'
A group of attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's "Operation Lone Star" effort to arrest migrants under state criminal trespassing laws, alleging it targets "Black and Brown -- primarily Latino -- individuals for prosecution."
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the US District Court of Texas' western district on behalf of 15 migrants who were arrested in Texas under the program.
The plaintiffs argue in part that the trespass arrests under Operation Lone Star "regularly lack probable cause," "are discriminatory on the bases of race and national origin, including perceived immigration status," and that the discrimination violates constitutional rights.
They also argue the trespass arrest program is one facet of Texas' "broader effort" to illegally usurp federal law "and unilaterally create a state immigration policy and unilaterally engage in immigration enforcement without authority or oversight from the federal government."
The lawsuit asks for $5.4 million in damages. It also asks for a judge to, among other things, declare that federal law preempts Operation Lone Star, and to order the defendants to discontinue the operation.
Among the listed defendants are Abbott and Texas' Kinney County, a county along the US-Mexico border. CNN has reached out to Abbott's office and has not heard back. Kinney County, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sent CNN messages saying that the departments do not comment on pending litigation.
Abbott launched Operation Lone Star -- which his office said was an effort to combat illegal immigration and the smuggling of people and drugs into Texas at the US-Mexico border -- in March 2021.
Federal lawsuit accuses Texas' migrant arrest program of targeting 'Black and Brown -- primarily Latino -- individuals'
A group of attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's "Operation Lone Star" effort to arrest migrants under state criminal trespassing laws, alleging it targets "Black and Brown -- primarily Latino -- individuals for prosecution."
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the US District Court of Texas' western district on behalf of 15 migrants who were arrested in Texas under the program.
The plaintiffs argue in part that the trespass arrests under Operation Lone Star "regularly lack probable cause," "are discriminatory on the bases of race and national origin, including perceived immigration status," and that the discrimination violates constitutional rights.
They also argue the trespass arrest program is one facet of Texas' "broader effort" to illegally usurp federal law "and unilaterally create a state immigration policy and unilaterally engage in immigration enforcement without authority or oversight from the federal government."
The lawsuit asks for $5.4 million in damages. It also asks for a judge to, among other things, declare that federal law preempts Operation Lone Star, and to order the defendants to discontinue the operation.
Among the listed defendants are Abbott and Texas' Kinney County, a county along the US-Mexico border. CNN has reached out to Abbott's office and has not heard back. Kinney County, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sent CNN messages saying that the departments do not comment on pending litigation.
Abbott launched Operation Lone Star -- which his office said was an effort to combat illegal immigration and the smuggling of people and drugs into Texas at the US-Mexico border -- in March 2021.
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