The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the new Texas immigration law. It’s the same law that the 5th Circuit of Appeals ruled on Saturday could go into effect while the legal battle continued.
To recap, the new immigration law, Texas SB 4, was ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge David Ezra last week. He also ruled that previous Supreme Court decisions affirmed the federal government is in control of immigration and border security. Texas appealed to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans. On Saturday the 5th Circuit immediately paused the district court’s ruling. That pause was to be in effect for seven days. That would allow time for an appeal to be made to the Supreme Court. However, the 5th Circuit wrote that the law may go into effect while the legal challenges go forward. On Monday the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to stay the 5th…
