Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who seized control of our southern border.
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. (R-TX)41 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 16, 2025
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This resolution asserts that states have constitutional sovereign power to exclude persons without legal right to be in the United States and to defend themselves from invasion. It declares that southern border states experienced invasion by terrorists, narco-terrorist cartels, and criminal actors between 2021 and 2024, and claims these states possess unilateral authority to repel such invasion under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) with 41 Republican cosponsors and currently pending referral to the House Judiciary Committee.
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-01-16, but the bill text was revised on 2025-01-16T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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