A series of legal developments surrounding Texas' controversial immigration law, known as SB 4, has created widespread confusion and uncertainty. The law, which allows state authorities to arrest and prosecute migrants and asylum seekers suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, has been the subject of rollercoaster rulings. Initially, on March 20, the US Supreme Court appeared to greenlight the law, only for the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to place a hold on its enforcement hours later, specifically blocking Texas police from arresting illegal migrants. This series of blocks and reinstatements within a roughly 30-hour period, particularly noted on March Wednesday, March 20, has left law enforcement and the public unclear about the current status of the law and its implications for border security and immigration enforcement in Texas.
Fight over Texas immigration law SB 4: This Week in Texas Politics https://t.co/gzZaVwPROF
The courts blocked SB4. Texas soldiers threatened to deport migrants under it anyway. https://t.co/RybHn2jlGt
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Here's what we can verify about SB 4, the controversial Texas immigration law embroiled in legal disputes. https://t.co/usDJXnBuAi
OPINION | "Texas claims that the law mirrors federal immigration law, but it does not. The bill directly threatens immigrants who have the right to be in the U.S. under federal law—even naturalized U.S. citizens." By @David_J_Bier https://t.co/PcxVhepnGK
Editorial: Texas' SB 4 shows why immigration is a federal issue https://t.co/DJ0hAgXsH5
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Texas awaits ruling on controversial immigration law https://t.co/2iiyrY9FeA
US appeals court appears divided over Texas border enforcement law https://t.co/WQ9fFfMfkB https://t.co/lKWrKNwrgl
An appeals court has again blocked a Texas law allowing for the arrest and deportation of #immigrants caught entering the state illegally. NTD spoke to Andrew Arthur who said the law only applies to immigrants caught in the act of illegally crossing. https://t.co/1XUKpZCy7W
Texas is embroiled in a legal battle over its controversial immigration law known as S.B. 4. We VERIFY what could happen if the law is allowed to be enforced. https://t.co/Wgiv4vAMir
Texas S.B. 4: What we can VERIFY about the immigration law https://t.co/0gxjstWGad
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The back-and-forth legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law now rests with three judges on an appeals court panel. The law would allow Texas authorities to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. https://t.co/C3emqAcvfq
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, SAPD get ready for Texas immigration law https://t.co/Dd8Ct6Fci1
The 5th Circuit on March 20 seemed divided over whether to continue blocking a Republican-backed Texas law that would empower state authorities to arrest and prosecute migrants and asylum seekers suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexico border https://t.co/WQ9fFfMfkB https://t.co/BsFvxkqTRQ
Wondering where things stand with the anti-immigrant TX law S.B.4? READ an update from AILA policy and practice counsel @argrenier who explains the legal whiplash and what’s involved on #ThinkImmigration: https://t.co/ROQ8mAIuA8 https://t.co/G3bL0TGdof
Federal judges in New Orleans heard arguments on March Wednesday, March 20, over a new law for arresting migrants in Texas. #CGTNAmerica https://t.co/xQvxMUmYra
In a roughly 30-hour stretch this week, a polarizing immigration law was blocked, seemingly took effect, was blocked again minutes later and took effect again, only to be blocked again hours later. The aftermath has sown confusion across Texas. https://t.co/BJsqUh9LJJ
The latest on the court’s hold on Texas’ new border security law ICYMI: Listen now https://t.co/B9CLiuGl0t https://t.co/iLRSrVaNVZ
The 5th Circuit on March 20 seemed split over a Texas law that would empower state authorities to arrest and prosecute migrants and asylum seekers suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexico border https://t.co/WQ9fFfLHv3 https://t.co/c9d669r2l6
A federal appeals court issued an order that reinstates a hold blocking Texas from enforcing a law that enables local law enforcement to arrest suspected #IllegalImmigrants. https://t.co/Iq1B7MoxZU
Court action on Texas’ migrant arrest law leads to confusion at the US-Mexico border https://t.co/m4TrvtA1xF
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit placed a hold on a Texas immigration enforcement law just hours after the Supreme Court ruled that it could go into effect. Read the latest: https://t.co/4sGxO7Y0Pv
Legal uncertainties of border security if SB4 takes effect. https://t.co/iDukbYoayr
SB4 in Texas: What you need to know about the controversial immigration law https://t.co/u8pmzzfkwY
Rollercoaster rulings on Texas’ immigration law causes confusion for law enforcement https://t.co/oVlqfbNLKt
There are some new developments in the fight over the controversial law in Texas that would give local authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who enter the country illegally. @breakingchesky reports. https://t.co/dgWtls46WJ
Texas police blocked from arresting illegal migrants, hours after US Supreme Court gave them a green light Story: https://t.co/lVVbw6LtVC https://t.co/5lvWKm766n
A US appeals court panel seemed split over a Texas law that would empower state authorities to arrest and prosecute migrants and asylum seekers suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexico border https://t.co/I8tgOsTQSX https://t.co/fZXvCHw4nJ