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Harris County, TX, February 29, 2024, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued the following statement in response to the federal court ruling today:

“I am in full support of this ruling. SB 4 is nothing more than a political stunt that dehumanizes immigrants and creates a culture of racial profiling and police mistrust in communities across Texas, especially within our Hispanic communities. Our immigration system’s challenges urgently need a solution and we need more efficient, fairer and clearer policies. But SB 4 is not that  solution. Instead of using immigrants as political tools, let’s work toward bipartisan immigration policy that keeps us safe and targets bad actors like human smugglers, while allowing sufficient paths for legal immigration and a sustainable workforce,” said Judge Lina Hidalgo.

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