TX: Groups want no immigration checks during hurricane evacuations

TX: Groups want no immigration checks during hurricane evacuations...community leaders demand safe hurricane evacuations for all Rio Grande Valley residents even those here illegally. Their fear is that in the event of an evacuation families will be separated because of their legal status. La Union Del Pueblo Entero, ARISE, Proyecto Azteca, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid and the South Texas Civil Rights Project rallied for the safe evacuation of all Valley residents. They said if border patrol and local officials demand residents paperwork at checkpoints during a hurricane evacuation, it would slow down the evacuation and even separate families. They also point out that those here illegally wouldn't feel safe to evacuate and might stay at home even during a dangerous hurricane.

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