A US Border Patrol agent watches over migrants waiting to be processed after crossing from Mexico into the United States on December 17 in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Mandatory Credit:	John Moore/Getty Images

A US Border Patrol agent watches over migrants waiting to be processed after crossing from Mexico into the United States on December 17 in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Mandatory Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

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Texas’ new immigration law sows confusion and uncertainty along the border

A new law that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime is sowing confusion and uncertainty among undocumented migrants and mixed status families along the US-Mexico border, according to immigration advocates.