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, which was denied on March 19, 2024. Texas governor Greg Abbott argued that the bill was supported by a clause in the Constitution forbidding states from declaring war unless an invasion occurs.[1]
| United States v. Texas | |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Full case name | United States of America v. The State of Texas, Greg Abbott, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Steven McCraw |
| Argued | March 20, 2024 |
Background
editTexas immigration law
editIn December 2023, Texas governor Greg Abbott signed Texas Senate Bill 4, allowing state officials to arrest and deport migrants.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Decided with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, et al. v. McCraw and Hicks.
References
edit- ^ Liptak, Adam (March 19, 2024). "Supreme Court Won't Block, for Now, Aggressive Texas Immigration Law". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Goodman, J. David (December 18, 2023). "Abbott Signs Law Allowing Texas to Arrest Migrants, Setting Up Federal Showdown". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2024.