Posted on 04/27/2026 3:05:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 2023 Texas law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday lifted a lower court ruling that had stopped it for years.
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the temporary injunction without weighing in on the underlying legal questions because the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue, according to the court’s order. The Legislature passed the law, known as Senate Bill 4, in response to record illegal border crossings that the state said amounted to an invasion, and that have since subsided.
Immigration law has historically been enforced solely by the federal government. Texas lawmakers sought to challenge that precedent with the law, which quickly drew constitutional challenges from immigrants’ and civil rights groups who argued the policing of immigration is under the federal government’s purview alone. On Friday, the appeals court ruled, in a 10-7 decision, that plaintiffs Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, American Gateways and El Paso County could not pursue a lawsuit.
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LEOs enforcing the law!?
How dare they!
Why just Texas?
Yes! Hot diggity dog.
“Why just Texas?”
From Google:
“In March 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) allowed Texas to temporarily enforce Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), a law empowering state law enforcement to arrest and detain individuals suspected of entering Texas illegally from foreign nations. This allows state judges to order migrants back to Mexico, though the law’s constitutionality remains under review by lower courts.
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As of April 2026, a federal appeals court has permitted the law to move forward. The United States Sentencing Commission (.gov) also tracks data on federal prosecutions for illegal reentry.”
It’s a start.
Because the suit happened in Texas, over Texas’ interpretation of the law-”Texas lawmakers sought to challenge that precedent with the law”. Any other state can do the same thing, if their leaders have the cojones to do it...
And because Texas has an Attorney General who does his job
He and very few others.
I’m going to miss him as AG, but will vote for him for Senate.
Same. And we need him in the senate
I think our wonderful AG will be a great senator-I just hope the next AG is as much of a pitbull...
Ohh, this could be interesting to watch! How does the left fight back against this?
Austin police chief going to come out and state that Austin is a sanctuary city and the police there won’t carry out this illegal and draconian edict against their “Friends and family members”?
Here are three other wins in court today for Trump. The initial case in the thread title, and then two more set out in posts #4 and #6.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4376654/posts?page=1
“On Friday, the appeals court ruled, in a 10-7 decision, that plaintiffs Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, American Gateways and El Paso County could not pursue a lawsuit.
“These Plaintiffs voluntarily incurred costs to advocate for clients. Under recent Supreme Court precedent, that falls far short of conferring standing. We vacate the preliminary injunction to the contrary,” the 5th Circuit’s order states.”
Fun to see that used against the enemies of America.
You channeling greta? 😂👍
Right? This made me so happy.
Too bad 13 million got in before the ruling.
Now each one demands a subpoena, a warrant, a lawyer, a delay in trial and a Soros judge to let them go after a martini with Van Hollen and a free colorful sport shirt.
Yeeeesss!!!
Wow! This was the law and court order that stopped States enforcing immigration law in their tracks.
This order reverses that damage!
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