SCOTUS allows Texas SB 4 to take effect temporarilytimeline_event

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2024-03-19 · 1 min read · Edit on Pyrite

type: timeline_event The Supreme Court allowed Texas's SB 4 immigration law to take effect pending further proceedings, before subsequent Fifth Circuit action. A 6-3 ruling temporarily permitted Texas to criminalize border crossings and allow state police to arrest and potentially deport migrants, creating a complex legal battleground between state and federal immigration authorities.