. >> reporter: aricelli asked we don't show her face since she is still in the process of getting legaltus, a process that has lasted nearly 20 years and involves check-ins with federal officials every two months. every year, you live in limbo. every year, you don't know if the following year, you're going to be deported? >> yes. >> reporter: how does that affect the dynamic of your life and your family life? >> it's very insecure. you don't know what's going to be tomorrow. i tell my kids that any time, they can deport me. >> reporter: and now a new state law could make aricelli's situation even more complicated. senate bill 4, or sb-4, makes it a state crime to cross the texas/mexico border illegally, authorizing local law enforcement to arrest and detain some migrants and also gives state judges the power to order some migrants who move from the u.s. an authority that currently only the federal government has. those caught and prosecuted could face up to six months, while repeat offenders could face a second-degree felony and up to 20 years in prison. the law prohibits police from ar