An appellate panel appeared divided on whether to put SB4 on hold.
U.S. soldiers and law enforcement officers stand over a small group of immigrants who had crossed the Rio Grande into the United States on March 18, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas.A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments about whether to temporarily block the state of TexasThe state's Senate Bill 4, also known as SB4, allows Texas authorities to arrest anyone suspected of being an unauthorized migrant and order them to leave the U.S.
The legislation has been cheered on by conservatives but harshly criticized by civil rights and immigration advocates. Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, during a news conference at Shelby Park along the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, Feb. 8, 2024."Texas has decided that we are at the epicenter of this crisis -- we are on the front line -- and we are going to do something about it," Nielson told the court.
"There are plenty of things that a state can do that would affect the problems that Texas is complaining about," Tenny said. "This is uncharted because we don't have any cases on it," Nielson said. But he said that he believes such migrants could be re-arrested by the state under SB4.
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