德克萨斯州众议院否决了“Jocelyn's Law”, 这是拒绝保释被控暴力犯罪的无证移民的提议。
Texas House rejects "Jocelyn's Law," a proposal to deny bail to undocumented immigrants accused of violent crimes.
得克萨斯众议院拒绝了一项拒绝保释被指控犯有暴力罪行(包括谋杀和性攻击)的无证移民的提案。
The Texas House rejected a proposal that would have denied bail to undocumented immigrants accused of violent crimes, including murder and sexual assault.
这项措施被称为SJR 1 或“Jocelyn's Law ” , 未能获得所需的三分之二多数, 批评者认为这项措施不公正地针对移民, 侵犯了正当程序权利。
Known as SJR 1 or "Jocelyn's Law," the measure failed to gain the needed two-thirds majority, with critics arguing it unfairly targeted immigrants and violated due process rights.
包括州长格雷格·阿博特在内的支持者支持该法案,该法案是以一名被惯犯杀害的女孩的名字命名的,目的是通过将危险被告关押起来来加强公共安全。
Proponents, including Governor Greg Abbott, supported the bill, which was named after a girl murdered by repeat offenders, aiming to enhance public safety by keeping dangerous defendants in custody.
尽管为解决关注问题对法案进行了修改,但最终没有通过,民主党以宪法理由反对该法案。
Despite changes to the bill to address concerns, it ultimately did not pass, with Democrats opposing it on constitutional grounds.