Article snippet: The Mexican government claims it has a “non-renounceable duty to protect the rights of Mexicans abroad” and has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the litigation. Mexican officials are using falsehoods and misinformation in inserting their country into the fight to overturn the law. Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Relations Videgaray Caso writes on an official government website that Texas Senate Bill 4 “requires” law enforcement officials to ask anyone stopped about their immigration status. Caso says Mexico filed the amicus brief: In an exclusive interview with Breitbart Texas immediately after signing SB4 into law, Texas Governor Greg Abbott explained that “allowing” police officers to inquire about the immigration status of a person legally detained is one of the key differences between the Texas law and the successfully challenged Arizona law. The new statute is now the toughest anti-sanctuary city law in the United States. It provides for criminal and civil penalties for police chiefs and sheriffs that refuse to honor immigration detainers. Mexican officials say that “will continue to follow closely the legal process against SB4” and they threaten to “use all possible means, including legal actions, to safeguard due process and prevent that the rights of our citizens are violated.” The country just south of Texas proclaims that “Laws like SB4 open the door to possible acts of racial profiling, and promote an environment of persecution.” The... Link to the full article to read more