Supreme Court Issues Ruling That Allows Texas to Enforce SB4
Later on March 19, 2024
After the Supreme Court issued its decision, the Fifth Circuit again blocked Texas from enforcing SB4 and announced that on March 20, 2024, it would hear arguments to determine if the law should remain on hold until it rules on its legality.
March 19, 2024
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the applications to vacate the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the district court’s preliminary injunction against a new Texas law, Senate Bill 4 (SB4), which imposes state criminal penalties on noncitizens who unlawfully enter or reenter Texas from Mexico and requires Texas courts to order the removal of those noncitizens to Mexico if they are convicted. Dissenting, Justice Sotomayor stated that the decision “invites further chaos and crisis in immigration enforcement.” (United States v. Texas, 3/19/24)
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AILA Executive Director: SCOTUS Wrong to Allow TX SB4 Implementation
https://www.aila.org/library/aila-executive-director-scotus-wrong-to-allow-tx-sb4-implementation