re: Texas can’t deport illegals

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I thought the Texas law of handling illegals mirrors the Federal law ( which isn't being enforced)

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If I understand it correctly, the federal government's law means it's the federal government's job to prosecute it. As they were not prosecuting illegals, any arrests Texas (or any other state) made solely for someone being here illegally resulted in that person (or persons) simply being released by the feds.

If so, this being a state law allows Texas to enforce/prosecute it independently of the federal government.