The problem is that the system doesn't work like that at all. If you have the money to hire an immigration lawyer, then you can probably get this sorted out. Ho

The problem is that the system doesn't work like that at all. If you have the money to hire an immigration lawyer, then you can probably get this sorted out. However, Texas and other states wouldn't have the ability to directly intervene in an individual case because the Constitution doesn't allow them to have a say in foreign affairs. They can sue the US government to get them to stop certain actions, but the Attorney General for that state is the one who makes the call here, and that is always a political consideration. Basically, the laws are written under the assumption that the people running these Departments would have a strong interest in protecting US citizens and wouldn't use their power to do massive discrimination. So you're left with getting either Congress or the Courts to intervene which takes time.