Texas HB2566 mandates immigration status inquiries and investigations by state agencies and local entities, and creates civil penalties for.

Texas HB2566, the Texas Criminal Alien Track and Report Act, requires state agencies and local entities to enforce state and federal immigration laws. It mandates peace officers to inquire about the immigration status of individuals during criminal investigations and to investigate the status of those arrested. Local entities must report on inmates and state jail felony defendants subject to immigration detainers.

Texas HB2566 mandates immigration status inquiries and investigations by state agencies and local entities, and creates civil penalties for.

Texas HB2566, the Texas Criminal Alien Track and Report Act, requires state agencies and local entities to enforce state and federal immigration laws. It mandates peace officers to inquire about the immigration status of individuals during criminal investigations and to investigate the status of those arrested. Local entities must report on inmates and state jail felony defendants subject to immigration detainers.