Alito extends order barring Texas from detaining migrants under SB4 immigration law for now

[LeftInTX]

Last edited Mon Mar 18, 2024, 05:43 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: CBS News

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday extended an order barring Texas officials from detaining and jailing migrants suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without authorization under a new state immigration law known as SB4 that the Biden administration has called unconstitutional.

Minutes after a self-imposed deadline passed, Alito issued an order continuing to pause enforcement of the controversial Texas law, one of Gov. Greg Abbott's signature immigration policies, on an administrative basis.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is considering the measure's legality, and the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to put the law on hold as the court challenge plays out. The full court has not yet acted on that request.

Passed by the Texas legislature last year, SB4 criminalizes unauthorized migration at the state level, making the act of entering the U.S. outside of a port of entry -- already a federal offense -- into a state crime. It also creates a felony charge for illegal reentry at the state level.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-texas-immigration-law-sb4/

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This is a horrific law which was overturned by a federal judge. The SCOTUS granted two stays on the law. The stay expired 4 pm CDT, March 18th.
It was expired for five minutes, then Alito extended the stay again. (This time indefinitely)

[Comfortably_Numb]

1. Since I can't find the delete button, I'm stuck..

Last edited Mon Mar 18, 2024, 05:47 PM - Edit history (1)

I despise those zealots with the heat of a thousand suns.

[SunSeeker]

15. Self-delete is available in the drop down menu under the "Powers" link in the lower left hand corner of your post. nt

[SunSeeker]

2. CBS just updated the headline at your link to say Alito just issued an extension of the stay.

Alito extends order barring Texas from detaining migrants under SB4 immigration law for now
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-texas-immigration-law-sb4/

[Beachnutt]

3. Is this true

Link to tweet

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Roughly five minutes after he allowed SB4 to go into effect, Justice Alito has extended his administrative stays of Texas’s new immigration regime indefinitely.

The law remains blocked until #SCOTUS rules further.

[SunSeeker]

4. Yes.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-texas-immigration-law-sb4/

[Beachnutt]

5. So it has been stayed again

indefinitely then ?
oughly five minutes after he allowed SB4 to go into effect, Justice Alito has extended his administrative stays of Texas’s new immigration regime indefinitely.

The law remains blocked until #SCOTUS rules further.

[SunSeeker]

14. Yup. nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. SB4 has been blocked again

The law was in effect for 5 minutes

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

7. They updated and stayed it (CBS updated too)

Supreme Court blocks Texas from enforcing controversial immigration law for now

Published 5:15 PM EDT, Mon March 18, 2024


CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely blocked Texas from enforcing an immigration law that would allow state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.

The administrative stay will remain in place while the court considers emergency appeals from the Biden administration and others who are challenging the law.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/supreme-court-texas-immigration-sb4/index.html

[LeftInTX]

9. Such a relief! I had a countdown going in GD. I seemed to be the lone poster on it..LOL

[BumRushDaShow]

11. LOL

This is one of those HUGE news dump days! It's like feast or famine.

[LeftInTX]

10. Can I edit my OP?

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Sorry just seeing and you already edited

but yes you can always edit. I know people see me editing my LBN OPs all damn day long.

These news website pages are rarely "static" with big news like this!

[Beachnutt]

8. Abbott will just flip off the scotus

they ruled that he had to take the razor wire down and he flipped em off and put more up.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. Supreme Court extends temporary hold on Texas immigration law

The Biden administration says the measure tramples on the federal government’s exclusive authority to oversee immigration issues.

Link to tweet

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-extends-temporary-hold-texas-immigration-law-rcna143959

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday extended a temporary block on a new Texas immigration law that is being challenged by the Biden administration.

In an order issued by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, the court again imposed a temporary freeze on a lower court decision. The court said the law would remain on hold "pending further order" of the court.

The law was originally due to go into effect on March 10, but Alito has now stepped in on three occasions to ensure the lower court ruling remains on hold.

His most recent order was due to expire on Monday evening, meaning the law would have gone into effect absent Supreme Court action.

The ruling is now blocked indefinitely, giving all nine justices additional time to determine what next steps to take.