Appeals court puts controversial Texas immigration law back on hold

CNN ^ | March 20, 2024 | Devan Cole

[Reno89519]

A federal appeals court late Tuesday night put Texas’ controversial immigration law back on hold, hours after the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to begin enforcing the measure.

In a brief order, a three-judge panel at the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to wipe away a previous ruling from a different panel that had temporarily put the law, which would allow state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally, into effect.

The panel of judges that issued Tuesday night’s order is already set to hear arguments Wednesday morning on Texas’ request to put the law, Senate Bill 4, back into effect pending the state’s appeal of a federal judge’s block on the law.

[MortMan]

“controversial” means dems don’t like it.

[Machavelli]

Their brains have been relocated to nether regions.

[Dr. Franklin]

Samual Alito is supposed to be leading the 5th US Court of Appeals.

Well he is the circuit justice for the 3rs ans 5th Circuits. That means he decides on stays on cases coming from these courts. In this case, Alito stayed the first three judge panel's decision, meaning thought a majority of the court would decide that way, or possibly that he wanted to stay that decision. Alito is a federalist first, and a conservative second. It's a problem.

[Deaf Smith]

Thanks for the reply.