After Fifth Circuit Ruling on TX Border Security Law, ACLU Sues to Stop It From Going Into Effect
The lawsuit says SB 4 could expose thousands of lawful residents and visa holders to criminal liability before the law takes effect.
- On Monday, The American Civil Liberties Union and Texas Civil Rights Project filed a class-action lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to block SB-4 before its May 15 enforcement date.
- The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently lifted a lower court ruling that blocked the legislation late last month, clearing the way for SB-4 to take effect. The law criminalizes illegal border crossings and allows Texas police to arrest people for unlawful entry.
- ACLU of Texas attorney Caro Rivera Nelson said the lawsuit targets re-entry provisions, arguing the law would "separate families and directly lead to racial profiling" while infringing on federal immigration authority.
- Republican Rep. Brian Harrison of Waxahachie stated the Fifth Circuit ruling "clears the way for enforcement after years of injunctions," while Governor Abbott maintains the law is necessary to protect Texas.
- Since launching Operation Lone Star five years ago, Texas has recorded 538,141 apprehensions as state officials prepare full enforcement of SB-4 on May 15, intensifying the legal battle over the law's constitutional validity.
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After Fifth Circuit ruling on TX border security law, ACLU sues to stop it from going into effect
(The Center Square) – Roughly one week after the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals handed Texas a win on its border security law, SB 4, the law is facing a second legal challenge.
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America First ReportACLU sues to stop TX border security law from going into effect after 5th Circuit ruling on it
The law, which makes illegal entry into Texas a state crime, is set to go into effect May 15. It gives Texas law enforcement the authority to return illegal foreign nationals to a port of entry and/or arrest them for unlawful entry,
After Fifth Circuit ruling on TX border security law, ACLU sues to stop it from going into effect - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - Roughly one week after the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals handed Texas a win on its border security law, SB 4, the law is facing a second legal challenge. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a class-action lawsuit on Monday seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block the law from going into effect. The law, which makes illegal entry i…
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