Federal judge blocks enforcement of controversial Texas immigration law (Appeals court stays that, but Justice Alito temp. stops enforcement)

[essentialsaltes]

A federal judge in Austin, Texas, ordered the state government Thursday to suspend enforcement of a controversial law that would allow state law enforcement agents to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.

“If allowed to procced, SB 4 could open the door to each state passing its own version of immigration laws,” Judge David Alan Ezra wrote, granting a preliminary injunction against the law.

“SB 4 threatens the fundamental notion that the United States must regulate immigration with one voice,” Ezra wrote.

[And that one voice is the federal government, per the constitution.]

 

[essentialsaltes]

Supreme Court temporarily freezes implementation of Texas immigration law​

Justice Samuel Alito issued the administrative hold, which will block the law from taking effect until March 13. That temporary pause will give the court additional time to review the case but does not necessarily signal which way the court is leaning. (Alito oversees the federal circuit that handled the case.)

Last week, a federal judge in Austin, Texas, had blocked the state government from implementing the law.

A federal appeals court over the weekend granted a temporary stay of the lower court’s decision and said the law would take effect later this week if the Supreme Court did not act.

 

[wing2000]

Supreme Court temporarily freezes implementation of Texas immigration law​

Justice Samuel Alito issued the administrative hold, which will block the law from taking effect until March 13. That temporary pause will give the court additional time to review the case but does not necessarily signal which way the court is leaning. (Alito oversees the federal circuit that handled the case.)

Last week, a federal judge in Austin, Texas, had blocked the state government from implementing the law.

A federal appeals court over the weekend granted a temporary stay of the lower court’s decision and said the law would take effect later this week if the Supreme Court did not act.

The Arizona State legislature tried passing similar legislation....the governor vetoed.

[Gov Hobbes]....vetoed Senate Bill 1231, the "Arizona Border Invasion Act," on Monday. In her veto letter, Hobbs cited "significant constitutional concerns" and costly and long lawsuits that could result if the bill became law.

"This bill does not secure our border, will be harmful for communities and businesses in our state, and burdensome for law enforcement personnel and the state judicial system," she wrote in the three-sentence notice.

Gov. Katie Hobbs rejects GOP-backed 'Arizona Border Invasion Act,' vetoing first 2024 bill

In her veto letter, the governor cited "significant constitutional concerns" and costly and long lawsuits that could result if the bill became law.

www.azcentral.com

Arizona has been down this road before....

In a class action lawsuit filed in 2007, Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres v. Arpaio, MCSO was found to have relied on racial profiling and unlawful traffic stops of Latinos. The court found that, under the direction of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office violated the constitutional rights of Latinos.

https://www.mcso.org/about-us/general-info/melendres-compliance-corner

 

[The Barbarian]

Seems to me, back in the day, there was a Cheech Marin comedy, based on this kind of racist stupidity...

Born in East L.A. is a 1987 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin in his feature film directorial debut, who also starred in the film. It co-stars Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Kamala Lopez, Jan-Michael Vincent, Lupe Ontiveros and Jason Scott Lee in his first feature film debut. The film is based on his song of the same name, released as a 1985 single by Cheech & Chong. The film focuses on Rudy Robles, a Mexican-American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an illegal alien and deported.

Rudy Robles (Cheech Marin) is told by his mother to pick up his cousin Javier (Paul Rodriguez) at a factory in Downtown Los Angeles before she and his sister leave for Fresno. Robles arrives shortly before immigration officials raid the factory looking for illegal immigrants. Because he is carrying no identification, and his mother and sister are not available to verify he is a US citizen, Robles is deported with the undocumented immigrants to Mexico.

Born in East L.A. (film) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Back then, the premise was so ludicrous, it made an effective farce. Today, the farce has become a reality.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Seems to me, back in the day, there was a Cheech Marin comedy, based on this kind of racist stupidity...

Born in East L.A. is a 1987 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin in his feature film directorial debut, who also starred in the film. It co-stars Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Kamala Lopez, Jan-Michael Vincent, Lupe Ontiveros and Jason Scott Lee in his first feature film debut. The film is based on his song of the same name, released as a 1985 single by Cheech & Chong. The film focuses on Rudy Robles, a Mexican-American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an illegal alien and deported.

Rudy Robles (Cheech Marin) is told by his mother to pick up his cousin Javier (Paul Rodriguez) at a factory in Downtown Los Angeles before she and his sister leave for Fresno. Robles arrives shortly before immigration officials raid the factory looking for illegal immigrants. Because he is carrying no identification, and his mother and sister are not available to verify he is a US citizen, Robles is deported with the undocumented immigrants to Mexico.

Born in East L.A. (film) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Back then, the premise was so ludicrous, it made an effective farce. Today, the farce has become a reality.

I seem to recall a gag in Up In Smoke where folks unable to afford a bus ticket back to Mexico to attend a birthday party would call INS and get themselves deported.

 

[The Barbarian]

I seem to recall a gag in Up In Smoke where folks unable to afford a bus ticket back to Mexico to attend a birthday party would call INS and get themselves deported.

Maybe that really happened, too.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Appeals court keeps controversial Texas immigration law on hold​

In a 2-1 vote, the court said the law, known as SB 4, will continue to be blocked while the court considers the larger question of whether it violates the US Constitution. Immigration enforcement is generally a responsibility of the federal government.