Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center et al v. Martin, et al.

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-01537

Court:

Texas Western

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

David A. Ezra

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  1. April 25, 2024

    Judge Puts Texas Arrest Law Case On Ice During Appeal

    A Texas federal court has paused the Biden administration's lawsuit challenging Texas' controversial law allowing state officials to arrest and deport migrants crossing the border unlawfully until the state's appeal of the court's temporary block on the law concludes.

  2. February 29, 2024

    Texas Judge Bars State's Migrant Arrest Law During Litigation

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday slammed the brakes on a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport migrants, ruling that states can't exercise immigration enforcement power without federal permission.

  3. February 16, 2024

    Texas County Says State's Migrant Arrest Law Will Raise Costs

    Texas' Harris County urged a federal court to grant the Biden administration's bid to block an impending state law that would allow Texas to arrest and deport migrants, saying the law, if enforced, would lead to increased jail-related costs.

  4. February 15, 2024

    Texas Migrant Arrest Law Needs 'A Lot More Care,' Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge Thursday seemed poised to block a controversial state law that would permit the state to arrest and deport migrants, telling attorneys for the state that the statute may lead to a patchwork of immigration law akin to "the kind of thing the Civil War said you can't do."

  5. February 08, 2024

    Texas Says New Migrant Arrest Law Mirrors Federal Law

    The state of Texas pushed back Wednesday against the Biden administration's effort to block the state's controversial new criminal law allowing the state to arrest and deport migrants, arguing that the state law "mirrors" federal law standards and can't be preempted.

  6. December 19, 2023

    Immigrant Rights Groups Sue To Block Texas 'Papers' Law

    Immigrant rights groups and El Paso County filed suit in Texas federal court Tuesday challenging the state law enacted a day earlier that gives state law enforcement the power to arrest, detain and deport migrants, calling the measure unconstitutional.