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The controversial state law makes illegally crossing the Mexico-Texas border a state crime and gives state law enforcement officers the power to make arrests of suspected violators.
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Implementation of SB 4, a Texas law that allows local and state police officers to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally, was once again put on hold Monday by the United States Supreme Court.
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It's also the first lawsuit to claim that SB4 violates constitutional rights against unreasonable searches and seizures, as well as cruel and unusual punishments.
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A temporary hold on the law was set to expire Wednesday, but the high court extended the pause.
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The United States Supreme Court has put on hold a federal appeals court decision that would have allowed Texas’ controversial immigration-enforcement law, Senate Bill 4, to go into effect as early as this weekend. The Supreme Court’s decision means the law is on hold until at least the middle of next week.
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The law would have allowed local and state police to arrest a person who allegedly interviewed the country illegally. It was scheduled to go into effect but lawsuits filed by the U.S. Justice Department and civil and immigrant rights groups argued in court the legislation
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A coalition of 35 organizations kicked off a campaign against SB 4, Texas' new border enforcement law. A series of protests are scheduled to take place in major Texas cities over the next few weeks.
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Texas already bans sending medication to induce abortion through the mail, but it's difficult to enforce. Will the legislature seek to further limit the medication's use by targeting those who take it?
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A state judge has dismissed components of the Texas Attorney General’s lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and San Antonio Police Department for…
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The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund is celebrating its 50th birthday.MALDEF will mark its 50th anniversary Friday with a gala in…