What is SB4, the controversial Texas immigration law? : NPR
Mar 20, 2024 · Senate Bill 4 is a Texas law passed late last year that empowers state and local law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration law. Texas Republicans who championed the …
Texas immigration law: Here’s what to know about SB 4
Mar 18, 2024 · Texas lawmakers in 2023 approved Senate Bill 4, which allows Texas police to arrest people for illegally crossing the Mexico border.
Texas immigration law known as SB4, allowing state to arrest migrants ...
Dec 19, 2023 · The law, known as SB4, gives Texas law enforcement authorities the power to stop, arrest and jail migrants on new, state-level illegal entry charges.
Appeals court reconsiders Texas 2023 immigration law, SB4
Jan 23, 2026 · Legal experts say the most pertinent development that could affect the case is the defection of the U.S. Department of Justice, which filed the lawsuit to block SB 4 under the Biden...
When Does the Texas SB4 Law Go Into Effect? - LegalClarity
Aug 22, 2025 · Senate Bill 4 (SB4) represents a significant legislative effort in Texas concerning immigration enforcement. This law aims to expand the state’s role in managing border security and …
Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) Timeline: - Texas Immigration Law Council
March 12, 2024: Justice Alito extends the administrative stay preventing SB4 from going into effect. The extension is until March 18, 2024. March 4, 2024: The Supreme Court extends its own stay until …
Texas' immigration-enforcement law, SB4, heads back to federal court
Jan 22, 2026 · In February 2024, less than a week before the law was scheduled to take effect, U.S. District Judge David Ezra ruled SB4 was likely unconstitutional because the federal government has...
Know Your Rights Under Texas' Deportation Scheme SB4
Dec 14, 2023 · What is Senate Bill 4 (S.B. 4)? S.B. 4 was passed in November 2023 during a special Texas legislative session. The unconstitutional law is one of the most extreme pieces of anti …
Texas’s SB4 and the ‘Right to Arrest’: Testing the Limits of State ...
Aug 13, 2025 · In December 2023, the Legislature of Texas enacted Senate Bill 4 (SB4), a statute authorizing state and local law enforcement to arrest individuals suspected of illegally entering Texas …
SB4: Supreme Court again blocks Texas law allowing police to ... - BBC
Mar 18, 2024 · SB4 was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in December. It was initially due to come into effect on 5 March, but was repeatedly stopped amid an ongoing lawsuit.