Federal Judge Halts Texas Immigration Law the Day Before It Was Set to Take Effect
The ruling blocks sections that would let state judges order removal, after civil rights groups said the law intrudes on federal immigration authority.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra granted a preliminary injunction blocking four key provisions of Texas Senate Bill 4, a 2023 immigration law scheduled to take effect today.
- Civil rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit May 4, arguing the measure encroaches on federal immigration authority and would cause widespread racial profiling across Texas.
- In his written ruling, Ezra, a Reagan appointee, reiterated it is "implausible" for states to have their own immigration policy, a position he signaled during a Wednesday hearing.
- The injunction blocks provisions granting magistrates authority "to issue deportation orders" and requirements to continue prosecutions for individuals with pending federal immigration cases.
- Texas officials maintain the state has a sovereign right to defend its borders, though the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previously dismissed a similar challenge last month over standing concerns.
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Federal judge halts Texas immigration law the day before it was set to take effect
A Texas law that would allow state and local police to arrest people suspected of having crossed the southern border illegally is once again halted, a day before it was supposed to take effect.
A Texas law, colloquially known as “show me your papers,” that would allow state and local police to arrest people suspected of having crossed the southern border illegally, is again in detention, one day before it should enter into force. Senate Bill 4 (SB4) passed in 2023, makes the illegal crossing of the border between Mexico and Texas a state crime. It also requires state magistrates to order those arrested for illegal entry to leave the co…
A few hours after the entry into force of a migration law in Texas, a federal judge put on hold key parts of the strategy promoted by Governor Greg Abbott.The court decision blocked central provisions of SB4, an initiative that sought to expand the power of state and local authorities to detain and expel immigrants.What articles of SB4 law suspended the federal judge in TexasThe decision was issued by federal judge David A. Ezra of the U.S. Dist…
Judge blocks controversial SB 4 law that would let Texas detain and deport immigrants
Police officers and judges in Texas will not be able to arrest, detain and deport immigrants who have crossed the southern border into Texas without authorization. A district judge has blocked key provisions of SB 4, the law that granted them these powers and which will not take effect this Friday as planned. It is expected that the decision will be appealed to a higher court.Seguir leyendo
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