US EditionFifth Circuit Panel Again Rules Against Texas Border Bill, SB 4, State Appealing Again
TEXAS, JUL 8 – The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruled Senate Bill 4 unconstitutional, reaffirming immigration enforcement as a federal power and blocking state-level arrest and deportation efforts.
- On July 3, 2025, an appellate court in the Fifth Circuit region blocked the enforcement of Texas' Senate Bill 4 .
- In December 2023, Governor Greg Abbott approved S.B. 4, legislation designed to make illegal entry a criminal offense and grant state authorities increased powers to enforce immigration regulations, a move that directly challenges federal jurisdiction.
- The court upheld that immigration enforcement is exclusively federal, reaffirming private and local plaintiffs' standing and finding S.B. 4 unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause.
- Key figures noted that the ruling is in line with longstanding Supreme Court decisions, highlighting that no state, including Texas, has the authority to establish its own immigration laws.
- The decision halts S.B. 4 but litigation continues as Texas appeals, while Operation Lone Star enforcement persists amid ongoing debates over state immigration authority.
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Federal Court Blocks Texas From State-Level Immigration Enforcement
On July 3, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision that Texas’ notorious Senate Bill 4 is unconstitutional. For years, the state has sought to begin implementing a law that would allow state-level officials to carry out immigration enforcement actions, even though the power to do so is federal. If enforced, SB4 would allow state and local law enforcement officers to arrest and question people they suspect are undocumen…
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Fifth Circuit panel again rules against Texas border bill, SB 4, state appealing again
(The Center Square) – The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has again ruled against Texas’ border security bill, SB 4, after a series of conflicting rulings were issued last year at the district and appellate level and the U.S.…
Texas' SB4 law, which would empower state and local police to question and detain people suspected of being undocumented, was once again blocked. However, the fight to prevent the legislation from taking effect is not over yet. A 2-1 panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion blocking the law from taking effect. According to the ruling, the power to control immigration "is exclusively a federal power." SB4 was signed into…
Federal Court Blocks Texas Immigration Law, Reinforcing Federal Authority - Reform Austin
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… In a late-night decision on Thursday, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to continue blocking a Texas immigration law that would permit state and local police to arrest individuals suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally. The New Orleans-based three-judge panel issued a 2-1 decision, stating that the law, Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), passed in 2023, conflicts with fede…
‘Texas will not back down’: Gov. Abbott defends state immigration law after appeals court blocks it
(The Lion) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is prepared to take an immigration battle to the Supreme Court, his office told The Lion, after a federal appeals court blocked a state law that would allow Texas officials to arrest and deport migrants. The law, Senate Bill 4, was enacted by the state during former President Joe Biden’s time in office, when illegal border crossings reached record highs. Aiming to make illegal entry a state crime, Abbott argue…
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