A federal appeals court issued a ruling early Wednesday that extends the block on a Texas immigration law that authorizes local law enforcement to arrest those suspected of entering the country illegally

A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a 2-1 vote said in a decision issued overnight that the statute, known as Senate Bill 4, should remain blocked. The same court temporarily froze the law March 19, just hours after the Supreme Court said it could go into effect.

The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' panel of three justices voted 2-1 to issue the pause on Senate Bill 4. The appeals court’s decision continues the months-long legal saga surrounding the legislation, which made it all the way all the Supreme Court before the appeals court first halted its enforcement last week.

“Texas does not demonstrate why it would be entitled to vacatur of the preliminary injunction,” the court said in its opinion. “Constitutional text, structure, and history provide strong evidence that federal statutes addressing matters such as noncitizen entry and removal are still supreme even when the State War Clause has been triggered.”

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Appeals court extends block on Texas migrant arrests

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27.03.2024

A federal appeals court issued a ruling early Wednesday that extends the block on a Texas immigration law that authorizes local law enforcement to arrest those suspected of entering the country illegally

A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a 2-1 vote said........

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