The state can now enforce a controversial law that allows authorities to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants — for now
The Supreme Court ruled that Texas can begin enforcement a controversial immigration law; which allows state law enforcement to arrest people suspected of crossing the border without documents.
In a 6-3 decision, with the three liberal justices dissenting, the court ruled that the state would be allowed to enforce the legislation known as Senate Bill 4 pending a federal appeal — despite concerns that the law would lead to cases of racial profiling and violations of Fourth Amendment constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent that the ruling “gives the green light to a law that will upset the long-standing balance of power between federal states and sow chaos.”
The ruling is a sharp reversal from a Supreme Court ruling in May that temporarily suspended enforcement of the law. Last year, a coalition of civil rights groups — including the American Civil Liberties Union — called SB 4 “the most extreme anti-immigration law passed by any state legislature in the country.”
“We have long warned that this law will tear families apart, lead to racial profiling across the state, and hurt people across the state as Gov. [Greg] Abbott continues his relentless campaign against immigrants. We urge the Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's administrative stay and uphold the decision blocking the implementation of this harmful law,” they wrote.
The conservative-controlled Supreme Court was, so far, unconvinced.
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