The showdown between Texas and the U.S. Justice Department over immigration enforcement is gearing up, with a potential ticket to the Supreme Court on the horizon. Texas argues its Senate Bill 4 is necessary because the federal government isn't sufficiently policing the Southern Border, while the Justice Department insists states cannot overturn federal authority on immigration issues, according to CBS Austin,
The latest legal face-off kicked off after the Justice Department filed a suit in an Austin federal court, challenging the Texas State’s right to arrest migrants for crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally, a statute scheduled to commence on March 5. "Texas cannot disregard the United States Constitution and settled Supreme Court precedent," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, as reported by The Texas Tribune.
Constitutional lawyer Renea Hicks weighed in on the implications of this legal tussle, detailing the DOJ's next strategic move: seeking a preliminary injunction to halt the law while the court battle is waged. Hicks explained, "This would say there's going to be irreparable harm to the interests of the United States if this law goes into effect," as per CBS Austin.
