NEWSTexas immigration rights advocates speak out before hearing on constitutionality of SB 4Jay JannerKristin Etter, of the Texas Immigration Law Council, speaks at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanImmigration lawyer Virginia Raymond, right, greets Denise Gilman, of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Texas Law School, at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanAttorney Aron Thorn, of the Texas Civil Rights Project, speaks at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanMori Leyva, left, to right, Heather Malkawi and Bryce Lambeth unfurl a banner at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner/American-StatesmanRobert Lilly, of Grassroots Leadership, listens at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanHeather Malkawi listens at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanRev. Julio Vasquez, of Iglesia Luterana San Lucas in Eagle Pass, speaks at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanJennefer Canales-Pelaez, Texas Policy Attorney and Strategist with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, speaks at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanAttorney Aron Thorn, of the Texas Civil Rights Project, speaks at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanHeather Malkawi, left to right, Rowan Gossett and Sofia Casini listen at a news conference before a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanRyan Walters, of the Office of the Attorney General, leaves after a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner/American-StatesmanDavid Donatti, Senior Staff Attorney of the ACLU of Texas, talks to reporters after a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanRoberto Lopez, Senior Advocacy Manager at the Texas Civil Rights Project, hugs Alicia Torres, of I.C.E. Out of Austin, after a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanEl Paso County Attorney Bernardo Cruz talks on the phone after a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-StatesmanDavid Donatti, Senior Staff Attorney of the ACLU of Texas, talks to reporters after a court hearing about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Thursday February 15, 2024.Jay Janner / American-Statesman