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5th Circuit: SB4 can go into force in Texas

When the Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 4 on party-line votes, it marked the most extreme immigration measure to make it through a state house since Arizona’s infamous Senate Bill 1070, the so-called “show me your papers” law. Within moments, all eyes turned to the courts. Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit announced that most of the Texas law does not violate the U.S. Constitution. City of El Cenizo v. Texas, No. 17-50762, slip op. (5th Cir. March 13, 2018). As a result, Texas law enforcement agencies and local governments are now blocked from choosing to limit [...]

Posted by César on March 14, 2018 on 6:42 am 2 Comments
Filed Under: 10th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Due Process Clause, local immigration policing, preemption, sanctuary

Texas anti-migrant law largely halted or curtailed

As attention remains focused on Hurricane Harvey’s devastating impact on the Texas Gulf Coast, the state’s controversial immigration law was to go into effect on Friday. Late Wednesday, a San Antonio federal court put that schedule on hold for most of the law. Its “show-me-your-papers” provision, however, can go into limited effect. Senate Bill 4 marks the pinnacle of state Republican elected officials to tie state and local governments to ICE’s immigration enforcement practices. The law authorizes police to ask about immigration status. It requires compliance with immigration detainers [...]

Posted by César on August 30, 2017 on 9:43 pm Leave a Comment
Filed Under: 14th Amendment, 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, 5th Amendment, detainer, Due Process Clause, imprisonment, local immigration policing, U.S. District Courts

9 Cir: Arizona’s no bail law is unconstitutional

After years of litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit announced yesterday that Arizona’s no bail law for unauthorized migrants violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Lopez-Valenzuela v. Arpaio, No. 11-16487, slip op. (9th Cir. Oct. 15, 2014) (en banc). This case involved a facial challenge to Arizona’s Proposition 100, a slate of amendments to the state constitution that, among other things, prohibit state judges from setting bail of any amount for people charged with a slew of state felonies if the judge had probable cause to believe that the [...]

Posted by César on October 16, 2014 on 4:00 am 3 Comments
Filed Under: 14th Amendment, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, bond, Due Process Clause

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