The U.S. Supreme Court said it could not rule on the Texas deportation law known as Senate Bill 4 without the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals making the first move
WASHINGTON — An appeals court is speeding up its consideration of an unprecedented Texas law empowering state officials to arrest and deport migrants after the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take action, clearing the way for the law to take effect. The high court said it could not rule on the Texas law without the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals making the first move.
How is law enforcement in Houston responding to SB4 taking effect? It is the latest in a rapidly developing court battle over the law, which marks a dramatic shift in immigration enforcement long left solely to the federal government. The law, known as Senate Bill 4, allows any law enforcement officer in Texas to arrest migrants suspected of entering the country illegally and empowers judges to order their removal. The U.S.
Read the Supreme Court's full ruling on Texas' migrant arrest law SB4 here Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in the high court order Tuesday that the case is in a “very unusual procedural posture.” She noted the 5th Circuit had sped up consideration of the case, but has yet to issue a formal decision in the case. Arguments were scheduled before the appeals court in April. “If a decision does not issue soon, the applicants may return to this Court,” Barrett wrote.
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