A 2023 Texas immigration law authorizing state authorities to arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border is set to take effect after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a May 14 injunction. The appeals court issued an unpublished order following an appeal by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office. The ruling clears Senate Bill 4 to operate in its entirety after a prior stoppage occurred one day before the law’s scheduled start. Civil rights groups sued earlier this month to block four provisions: criminalizing unauthorized re-entry even after later legal status, granting magistrates authority to order deportation, criminalizing failure to comply with magistrate orders, and requiring magistrates to continue prosecutions despite asylum claims or other pending immigration cases. The groups said the decision is disappointing and inconsistent with the Constitution and other courts’ practice.
"Friday's ruling, which clears the law to take effect in its entirety, is the latest in a dizzying series of seesaw rulings over the fate of the measure known as Senate Bill 4."
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