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Texas Senate Bill 4 makes it a Class A misdemeanor for local officials as well as public colleges and universities to refuse to work with the federal government on immigration enforcement. The bill also fines those in violation beginning at $1,000 and climbing up to $25,500 if the individual or entity continues to violate the law. [ 2 ]
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.
Why was Texas' SB 4 immigration law challenged? The U.S. Department of Justice and immigration advocacy organizations argue the bill usurps the federal government’s authority over immigration laws.
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 ...
The law, known as Texas Senate Bill (or SB) 4, was passed in 2023 and signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. It allows police in the Lone Star State to arrest people suspected of illegally ...
Texas Solicitor General Aaron Nielson insisted the law does not interfere with federal authority on immigration. He also referred to a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down an Arizona ...
SB 4, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law in December, had been scheduled to take effect March 5, but its implementation was delayed after the Justice Department and civil rights groups sued Texas.
In reversing the lower court's injunction on SB 4 taking effect, Judges Edith Clement, Kurt Engelhardt and Irma Ramirez said the court's consideration of Texas' immigration law will be expedited ...