[[{“value”:”A federal appeals court placed yet another hold on the bill after the Supreme Court granted a Texas immigration law allowing police to detain people suspected of entering illegally.
The New Orleans- based 5th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals let an earlier injunction stand, preventing enforcement.
A hearing was scheduled for Wednesday morning by the appeals court.
The appeals court granted an order allowing a lower court’s earlier injunction to take effect on the night before hearing dental arguments, according to The Texas Tribune.
Appellate court blocks Texas’s law banning illegal border crossings hours after the Supreme Court authorized it to go into effect.
The tilt flop continues on SB 4https: //t. co/3dW11EzPLU https ://t.co/8 EiaGAks9M
— Charlie Kirk ( @charliekirk11 ) March 20, 2024
From The Texas Tribune:
The Supreme Court earlier Tuesday let SB 4 go into effect but stopped short of ruling on the law’s constitutionality, which has been challenged by the Biden administration.
Steve Vladeck, a University of Texas at Austin law professor, said the back- and- back is “indefensibly chaotic”.
” Even if that means SB 4 remains paused indefinitely, hopefully everyone can agree that this kind of judicial whiplash is bad for everyone”, he said.
In order to punish improperly crossing the border, SB 4 aims to put a sentence of up to six months in jail. Repeat offenders could face a two to twenty-year prison term and a second-degree felony.
Local law enforcement would be tasked with transporting migrants to the border, and the law also mandates that state judges order migrants to be returned to Mexico if they are found guilty. If a migrant agrees to return to Mexico deliberately, a judge may drop the charges.
The Hispanic government criticized the legislation, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs saying it would never accept migrants ‘ under any circumstances.’
Mexico says it wo n’t accept immigrants from Texas” under any circumstances.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press release from Mexico’s international ministry, condemns the passage of Texas law SB4, which seeks to end the flow of migrants by criminalizing them, encouraging family division, discrimination, and racial profiling, as stated in the release.
” Mexico categorically rejects any measure that permits state or local authorities to exercise immigration control, and to detain and bring foreign nationals or citizens into Latino territory,” it continued.
Mexico acknowledges the value of a universal immigration policy and its joint efforts with the US to ensure that migration is lawful, legal, and upholding of human rights, and is unaffected by local or state congressional decisions. In this regard, Mexico will never accept, under any circumstances, repatriations by the State of Texas”, it added.
These we go. Mexico’s international ministry says it wo n’t” under any circumstances” accept quasi- Mexican asylum seekers deported by Texas under SB4.
The Supreme Court is instantly aware of the consequences of its complicity. pic. twitter.com/ugBHOYWn11
— Sawyer Hackett ( @Sawyer Hackett ) March 20, 2024
CBS News reports:
A pause that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued in early March to suspend a lower court’s decision that found SB4 unlawful was suspended in a late-night order.
The judge’s ruling was reinstated in the order, which reinstated a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra, who determined in late February that SB4 complied with the Constitution and national immigration laws.
The Justice Department requested on Tuesday that the Supreme Court reverse the 5th Circuit’s first order that had put an end to Ezra’s decision. Although it’s unclear whether Texas detained any migrants under the law during that brief period, the higher court granted SB4’s legal effect for a few hours.
The appeals court will consider whether SB4 is legal until the 5th Circuit decides whether to grant Texas ‘ request for the law to be enforced while the order blocking SB4 is vacated. Wednesday morning is the day of a digital hearing on that subject.
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A federal appeals court has issued a second hold on the bill just hours after the Supreme Court approved the Texas immigration law that allows police to arrest migrants suspected to be illegally entering the country.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, located in New Orleans, allowed an earlier injunction to stand and prevented enforcement. The Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans let an earlier injunction remain, preventing enforcement.
The appeals court has scheduled an appearance for Wednesday morning.
The Texas Tribune reports that “and on the night before oral arguments, the appeals court released an order to allow a lower court’s earlier injunction against Senate Bill 4 to stand.”
UPDATE: Texas law criminalizing border crossings is blocked by Appellate Court hours after Supreme Court approved it to take effect
The flip flop continues on SB 4https://t.co/3dW11EzPLU https://t.co/8EiaGAks9M
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 20, 2024
The Texas Tribune
The Supreme Court let SB 4 take effect on Tuesday, but did not rule on its constitutionality. This law has been challenged by Biden’s administration.
Steve Vladeck, University of Texas at Austin professor of law, said that the back and forth is “indefensibly chaos.”
“Even if it means SB 4 is paused indefinitely – hopefully everyone can agree this type of judicial whiplash hurts everyone,” he said.
SB 4 aims to make illegally crossing a border a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to six-months in jail. Repeat offenders may face a second degree felony punishable by two to twenty years in prison.
The law also requires that state judges order migrants to be returned to Mexico if convicted. Local law enforcement would then be responsible for transporting the migrants to border. A judge may drop charges if the migrant agrees voluntarily to return to Mexico.
The Mexican government criticised the legislation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it would not accept migrant workers ‘under any circumstance’.
Mexico Says it Will Not Accept Migrants from Texas ‘Under any Circumstances.’
A press release from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry stated: “On behalf of Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the entry into effect of Texas law SB4, that seeks to stop migration by criminalizing migrants and encouraging separation of families, racism and discrimination, which violates the human rights of migrant communities.”
Mexico categorically rejects measures that allow state or local authorities the authority to exercise immigration control and to arrest and bring back nationals or foreigners into Mexican territory,” the statement continued.
“Mexico acknowledges the importance of an uniform migration policy, and the bilateral efforts made with the United States, to ensure that migration is orderly, safe and respects human rights. State or local legislative decisions are not a factor in this.” Mexico will not accept under any circumstances the repatriation of migrants by the State Texas,” it said.
Here we go. Mexico’s Foreign Ministry says it will not “under any circumstance” accept non-Mexican asylees deported by Texas pursuant to SB4.
The Supreme Court is seeing the immediate effects of its complicity. pic.twitter.com/ugBHOYWn11
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) March 20, 2024
CBS News:
In a late night order, a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Panel dissolved a pause it issued in March to suspend a lower-court ruling that found SB4 unconstitutional.
The order reinstated a decision by U.S. District Judge David Ezra who concluded late February that SB4 was in conflict with federal immigration laws as well as the Constitution.
The Supreme Court rejected a request by the Justice Department earlier on Tuesday to annul the initial 5th Circuit Order that had paused Ezra’s ruling. The Supreme Court allowed SB4 to go into effect for several hours. However, it is unclear whether Texas arrested any migrant under the law in that short time period.
Ezra’s order blocking SB4 remains in effect until the 5th Circuit rules Texas’ request for the law to be enforced as the appeals court examines its legality. Wednesday morning, a virtual hearing is scheduled to address this question.
TODAY provides additional coverage:
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