The Supreme Court has lifted a stay on a Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally, while a legal battle over immigration authority continues. The Biden administration is suing to strike down the law, arguing it violates federal authority and could harm international relations. Texas claims it has the right to take action against the influx of migrants. Critics argue that the law could lead to civil rights violations and racial profiling.
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally, while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out. The Biden administration is suing to strike down the measure, arguing it’s a clear violation of federal authority that would hurt international relations and create chaos in administering immigration law. Texas has argued it has a right to take action over what Gov.
Greg Abbott has described as an 'invasion' of migrants on the border. Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration since an Arizona law more than a decade ago, portions of which were struck down by the Supreme Court. Critics have also said the Texas law could lead to civil rights violations and racial profiling. A federal judge in Texas struck down the law in late February, but the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals quickly stayed that ruling, leading the federal government to appeal to the Supreme Court. The majority did not write a detailed opinion in the case, as it typical in emergency appeals. But the decision to let the law go into effect drew dissents from liberal justices Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor
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