BREAKING: Supreme Court Allows Texas Authorities To Arrest, Deport Illegal Immigrants

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court lifted its freeze that blocked Senate Bill 4, which allows local and state authorities to arrest illegal immigrants and state judges to order their deportation, from being enforced by the state of Texas. The order is a major victory for the Lone Star State which passed SB4 to counteract the open border policies of the Biden administration. While the Supreme Court's decision is a positive development, the case is still being argued in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The six conservative justices on the court did not explain the reason why they dismissed the emergency filings from the Biden adminstration, however, Kavanah and Amy Coney Barrett issued a concurring opinion that said that Texas should be able to enforce its law until the lower courts come to a verdict. 

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said the ruling was a positive step in the right direction, writing on X, "In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS allows Texas to begin enforcing SB4 that allows the arrest of illegal immigrants. We still have to have hearings in the 5th circuit federal court of appeals. But this is clearly a positive development." Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) also celebrated the ruling, writing, "HUGE WIN: Texas has defeated the Biden Administration's and ACLU's emergency motions at the Supreme Court. Our immigration law, SB 4, is now in effect. As always, it's my honor to defend Texas and its sovereignty, and to lead us to victory in court."

The court's three liberal justices issued a dissenting opinion, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor writing, "Today, the court invites further chaos and crisis in immigration enforcement. Texas passed a law that directly regulates the entry and removal of noncitizens and explicitly instructs its state courts to disregard any ongoing federal immigration proceedings. That law upends the federal-state balance of power that has existed for over a century, in which the national government has had exclusive authority over entry and removal of noncitizens."

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