US EditionTexas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules
The 10-7 ruling found the challengers lacked standing and left the law’s constitutionality unresolved.
- On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a lower court's injunction against 2023 Texas Senate Bill 4, allowing state police to arrest people suspected of illegal entry.
- Texas Republicans passed the measure in response to record border crossings they described as an "invasion," asserting the state has a fundamental right to self-defense against unlawful migration.
- In a 10-7 decision, the court ruled that Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, American Gateways, and El Paso County lacked legal standing to sue, avoiding judgment on the law's constitutional merits.
- Enforcement of Arizona Proposition 314, approved by voters in 2024 by a margin of more than 3-2, remains contingent on the final legal fate of the Texas measure.
- ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project deputy director Cody Wofsy called the ruling "a procedural decision," asserting the legal fight over the law's constitutionality is expected to reach the Supreme Court.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Texas police have the right to arrest people suspected of entering country illegally
It remains unclear whether SB 4 will go into effect immediately
Texas court ruling clears path for final decision on Proposition 314
Key Points: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals tosses out challenge to Texas law allowing arrests of people who entered the country illegally Arizona’s Proposition 314 enforcement is contingent on the fate of Texas SB 4 law Opponents of the immigration measure say the fight isn’t over A voter-approved measure to allow state and local police to arrest some people who entered the country illegally could be one step closer to enforcement. In a divid…
Associated Press News
Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules
A 2023 Texas law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday lifted a lower court ruling that had stopped it for years.
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