US threatens to sue Texas over law allowing state police to arrest migrants

SB4, scheduled to go into effect on 5 March, is one of the strictest immigration laws ever passed in American history

The US Department of Justice has threatened to sue the state of Texas if it implements a law that would allow state police to arrest any person deemed suspicious of crossing the border illegally.

The law, called Senate Bill 4, is scheduled to go into effect on 5 March. One of the strictest immigration laws ever passed in American history, SB4 seeks to prohibit sanctuary city' policies, that prohibit local law enforcement from inquiring about a person's immigration status and complying with detainer requests".