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A recent legal decision has temporarily halted the implementation of Senate Bill 4, an immigration law in Texas, as litigation surrounding it continues.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, voted 2-1 to uphold the block on the law, stating that immigration control is exclusively a federal matter, citing a precedent set by a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a similar law in Arizona.
Senate Bill 4, if enacted, would authorize police to arrest migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border from Mexico and impose criminal penalties.
It would also give state judges the power to order deportations to Mexico.
This legal dispute reflects the ongoing conflict between the Biden administration and Texas over immigration enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texas may seek intervention from the Supreme Court to allow the law to be enforced, but for now, the appeals court has scheduled another hearing on April 3.
The majority opinion to block the law was authored by Judge Priscilla Richman, with support from Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, while Judge Andrew Oldham dissented, arguing that the law should not be blocked entirely based on speculative concerns about its enforcement.
Initially, a federal judge had halted the law after the Biden administration sued, but the appeals court suggested it could take effect on March 10 if the Supreme Court did not intervene.
The Supreme Court eventually allowed the law to proceed on March 19, contingent on a prompt appeals court ruling on the case.
The legal back-and-forth over Senate Bill 4 has led to confusion and concern among immigrant rights activists regarding the immediate enforcement of the law.