US Supreme Court extends pause on SB4, Texas’ immigration bill; new lawsuit challenges law
The US Supreme Court will keep Texas’ controversial immigration-enforcement law, Senate Bill 4, on hold until next week. The development came the same day a new lawsuit was filed in an attempt to halt the legislation.
In an order Tuesday morning, Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay on the law until Monday at 4 pm Central. It was scheduled to expire Wednesday unless the Supreme Court weighed in.
The law allows local and state police officers to arrest a person they suspect of being in Texas without authorization and empowering local judges to order a migrant to return to…