Appeals court reverses block on SB4, law to take effect unless Supreme Court intervenes
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that halted SB4, a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., on Saturday evening.
The appeals court granted a temporary administrative stay for seven days to allow the federal government time to appeal the Supreme Court.
This would allow the law to go into effect on March 9 unless the Supreme Court intervenes.
Last week U.S. District Judge David Ezra blocked the Texas law that was supposed to take effect March 5, dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement.
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