Challenges mount for Texas bill that would let state deport undocumented migrants

A new GOP-backed Texas bill that would make it a state crime to cross over the border from Mexico without documents and empowers non-federal authorities to carry out deportations is racking up opposition before it even hits Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. First, the government of Mexico — whom observers have said would need to be a willing ally for Texas to effectively carry out Senate Bill 4 — said in an official statement that it “categorically rejects” the proposal. The measure, which has passed both the Texas House and Senate, calls for the "involuntary return of migrants without respect for due process," Mexican officials said.