The US Supreme Court just delivered a big blow to the Biden administration as it sent an emergency request appealing to the court to freeze Texas’ state law that allows authorities to arrest individuals whom they suspect of entering the US illegally.
The SCOTUS declined the Biden administration’s appeal to block the Republican-backed Texas law, Senate Bill 4, which was signed last December.
Specifically, the law allows state and local police to arrest people who cross the southern border and impose criminal punishment.
Illegal entry or “re-entry” into Texas could result in 180 days to 20 years of imprisonment.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott explained that the law is an effort to stop the surge of illegal entry into Texas.
“Biden’s deliberate inaction has left Texas to fend for itself.”
The governor added that the law intends to “stop the tidal wave of illegal entry into Texas.”
Furthermore, the state also maintained that it has a constitutional right to defend itself, as the federal government failed or is unwilling to act upon the border crisis.
“Plaintiffs urge the Court to rush straight to the merits of their claims,” the state responded in court papers.
“But these cases do not belong in federal court at all—even apart from the fact that no state court has yet had an opportunity to construe any provision of S.B. 4.”
Since last year, Gov. Greg Abbott has implemented various measures to control the surge of illegal migrants at the southern border. The state, under its Operation Lone Star order, deployed National Guard troops to secure the border and set up concertina wires and floating barriers over the Rio Grande.
Lawmakers in February slammed a bipartisan Senate deal that focuses only on Biden’s foreign aid while delivering a “token” concern on border woes.
Furthermore, several polls have shown that border security has been a top concern among voters.
Edison Research conducted an exit poll last March, which revealed that many voters are concerned about the border crisis. The majority of the respondents said that this was their top voting issue.
Unfortunately, the SCOTUS’ order was a temporary decision while it awaited litigation in lower courts.
This move means that SB4 could still be blocked at a later date.
The Texas migration law, SB 4, was supposed to go into effect on March 5, but the Supreme Court put it on hold for two weeks, conceding to the Biden regime and pro-border violator groups who wanted the statute on ice. They claim the legislation intrudes on federal authority over immigration.
