The U.S. Supreme Court says Texas law enforcement officers can arrest undocumented migrants based solely on their immigration status for the time being as a con
Tue, March 19th 2024 at 6:11 PMtroversial law works through the courts, potentially signaling a change in federal precedent over immigration law. based solely on their immigration status for the time being as a controversial law works through the courts, potentially signaling a change in federal precedent over immigration law.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in her opinion concurring with the decision, wrote that her decision on the matter largely fell down to procedural happenings. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a scathing dissent, wrote in part, "The Court gives a green light to a law that will upend the longstanding federal-state balance of power and sow chaos, when the only court to consider the law concluded that it is likely unconstitutional.
The United States, as well as other advocacy groups like the ACLU and Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, sued Texas over the implementation of S.B. 4. "S.B. 4 will not only make communities in Texas less safe, it will also burden law enforcement, and sow chaos and confusion at our southern border," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. "S.B. 4 is just another example of Republican officials politicizing the border while blocking real solutions."
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