The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit moved quickly Tuesday in temporarily blocking a Texas law giving police officers the authority to arrest suspected illegal aliens crossing into the state after the Supreme Court lifted a previous pause of the law.
Earlier Tuesday, the Supreme Court decision rejected the administration’s emergency request to block the implementation of a law aimed at protecting Texas from an invasion that Biden has, through his open-border policies, refused to stop. The law was set to go into effect pending the outcome of legal challenges, but the appeals court late Tuesday, on a 2-1 decision, issued the temporary order blocking enforcement of the law.
So what had been a win for Texas and national security is on hold again following a whirlwind day showing that the wheels of justice can turn surprisingly quickly on rare occasions.
The Biden administration, in asking the court to block the state law giving Texas control over immigration enforcement, said it was an “unprecedented intrusion into federal immigration enforcement.” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has said Biden’s failure to enforce the federal laws has created the invasion of overwhelming numbers of illegals, forcing Texas to take action.
Following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision, Abbott acknowledged the battle wasn’t over. He had no idea how short-lived his state’s victory would be.
“BREAKING: 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
