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Texas: Hundreds Flood Texas House to Protest Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4

HeadlineMay 30, 2017

In Texas, hundreds of protesters flooded the gallery in the Texas House on Monday to protest the anti-immigrant law known as SB 4. The law bans sanctuary cities and allows police officers to check the immigration status of anyone they detain. The protest sparked scuffles between state lawmakers, after Republican state Representative Matt Rinaldi said he called the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on protesters, reportedly telling Hispanic lawmakers, “I’m glad I just called ICE to have all these people deported.” Immigration activists also held a noisy 3 a.m. protest outside Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s mansion on Sunday morning, with a blaring mariachi band and signs reading “You’ve disturbed our peace, so we’re disturbing yours.”

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