ACLU sues Texas over controversial immigration law

“Governor Abbott’s efforts to circumvent the federal immigration system and deny people the right to due process is not only unconstitutional, but also dangerously prone to error, and will disproportionately harm Black and Brown people regardless of their immigration status,” Anand Balakrishnan, a senior staff attorney at the ACLU, said in a statement.

The legislation is the latest in a series of efforts by Texas Republicans to test the limits of the state’s authority to tighten border security and stem illegal immigration.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill into law on Monday and it is set to take effect in March.

Abbott’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.