OAN’s James Myers
8:09 AM – Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Just hours after the Supreme Court upheld a Texas law giving authorities the right to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally, a federal appeals court issued an order putting the law on hold.
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Fiveth The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ order came Tuesday night after the Supreme Court earlier in the day rejected an emergency petition from the Biden administration that argued the law was a violation of federal authority.
The ruling comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) criminalizes illegal crossing of the southern border in Texas, allowing local law enforcement to deport or deport immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally to Mexico. This came after the signing of a law that allows people to be arrested before being sent to prison. time.
But opponents of the bill say it would lead to civil rights violations and racial profiling.
Furthermore, Mexico is not responsible for accepting deportations of non-Mexican citizens. The country said it would not accept migrants from Texas back “under any circumstances,” the newspaper said. Associated Press.
Meanwhile, illegal immigrants from a variety of countries are crossing the southern border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.
“Mexico reiterates its legitimate right to protect the rights of its citizens in the United States and to determine its own policies regarding entry into its territory,” the government said, according to the Associated Press.
The White House said Tuesday that the legislation is “another example of Republican officials politicizing the border issue while blocking real solutions.”
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