The unabridged version of Frank’s diary has also recently sparked controversy in other Texas schools, including at Dallas-Fort Worth’s Keller ISD where it was pulled from library shelves last year, along with the Bible.
According to the article, they aren’t deporting asylum seekers.
Despite the criminal trespass arrests, the state legal trouble doesn’t bar these separated families from continuing their asylum process under federal law, Etter says.
“It’s essentially a very harsh and cruel detour in the asylum process, but one that is not an obstacle because our clients have been able to request asylum and many of our clients have been released back into the country and are able to then reunite with their families at some point,” Etter said.