The Supreme Court blocks anti-immigrant law in Texas
The Supreme Court blocks anti-immigrant law in Texas, and according to the judicial body it will not be applied until further notice.
The Supreme Court blocks law against migrants in Texas; this legislation, approved in Texas, allowed to detain and even expel migrants who have irregularly crossed the border from Mexico.
The Supreme Court blocks the law against migrants in Texas and in detail, the resolution issued by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito states that the law is postponed until a “new order” from him or the court.
The law was to be in effect as of March 4, but in recent weeks has been the subject of legal challenges to block or activate it.
This is the third time that Judge Alito has postponed the entry into force of the law, although it is the first suspension without a definite term.
The Supreme Court blocks anti-immigrant law in Texas due to an evident violation of fundamental rights.
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Legal battle: Supreme Court blocks anti-immigrant law in Texas
This case is part of a legal battle between the Department of Justice of Joe Biden’s administration and the government of the state of Texas, led by Republican Greg Abbott, who is accused of exceeding his powers by exercising control over the borders, which are under federal jurisdiction.
After being approved by the Texas Congress, Abbott enacted this law in December 2023, justifying it on the right of his state to defend itself against an “invasion”, when migrant crossings, mainly from Latin America, are reaching record numbers.
The rule allows Texas police and public security forces to arrest people in the state who cannot prove that they crossed the border legally.
They can be taken to the state justice system, where they could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison or deported to Mexico, regardless of whether Mexico can accept them.
The Supreme Court blocks law against migrants in Texas, in the midst of a campaign led by the governor of this state.
Abbott blames Democrat Biden for the immigration crisis, in such sense, the immigration issue is key to obtain popular support.
The governor has militarized a park in the city of Eagle Pass with access to the Rio Grande River, the natural border between Texas and Mexico, has erected barbed-wire fences along a stretch of the riverbank and begun construction of a military base.
“The Supreme Court temporarily halted enforcement of SB4, but Texas is still using its authority to arrest illegal immigrants for criminal trespass and other violations of the law,” Abbott said Monday on the social network X, after learning of the decision.
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Currently, the thousands of migrants crossing into the United States turn themselves in to the Border Patrol, asking for asylum.
Many manage to wait for a response in freedom, in U.S. territory.
In a communiqué, the Mexican Foreign Ministry informed that it “welcomed” the U.S. court’s decision.
“I welcome the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to extend the temporary stay of Texas’ SB4 law. Addressing the structural causes of migration is the answer, not the criminalization of migrants who contribute so much to their communities,” Foreign Minister Alícia Bárcena later wrote on X.
