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Maintaining the status quo after a seesaw of judicial opinions in the past week, the New Orleans-based appeals court will keep SB 4 from taking effect ahead of an April 3 hearing on the law's ...
A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over a controversial Texas law that allows state law enforcement to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.
When Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on Feb. 29 issued the first hold on SB 4, he said the attempt to enforce immigration law falls under the federal ...
Texas Senate Bill 4 (Texas S.B. 4) is a Texas state statute enacted by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by governor Greg Abbott on December 18, 2023. The bill allows state officials to arrest and deport migrants who enter the state illegally. [1] Senate Bill 4 is the subject of United States v.
Texas, et al. [a] is a court case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding Texas Senate Bill 4, a statute allowing state officials to arrest and deport migrants. The Biden administration, the city of El Paso , and two civil rights organizations petitioned the Supreme Court to stay the application Texas Senate Bill 4 ...
Texas Senate Bill 4 was first introduced into the Texas Legislature on November 15, 2016. [7] It passed the Texas Senate on February 8, 2017, by a vote of 20–10. [ 8 ] The bill then went to the Texas House of Representatives , where it passed on April 27, 2017, by a vote of 94–53, with one representative voting "present."
Supporters of SB4 and Senate Bill 3 say the legislation is necessary to address the immigration crisis at the border. "SB 4 is the strongest border security bill Texas has ever passed," Republican ...
The 87th Texas Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The Texas State Legislature met in Austin, Texas, from January 12, 2021, to May 31, 2021. [1] Governor Greg Abbott has announced three special legislative sessions during summer 2021.