{"id":2140187,"date":"2024-01-04T09:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-sues-texas-over-law-allowing-state-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T09:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:40:11","slug":"biden-admin-sues-texas-over-law-allowing-state-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-sues-texas-over-law-allowing-state-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration sues Texas for law enabling arrest of undocumented immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-sues-texas-over-law-allowing-state-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2140187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Biden Administration Files Lawsuit Against Texas Over Border Security\u2063 Law<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration has taken legal action against Texas over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the state, granting state officials more authority to\u200d secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cDepartment of Justice announced the lawsuit, arguing that the law (SB 4) violates the \u200cConstitution as immigration and \u2064international borders fall under \u2064federal jurisdiction. Supporters of the \u200dlaw claim it is necessary due to the Biden administration&#8217;s perceived lack of action in securing the border amidst a surge\u200d of illegal crossings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;SB 4 is clearly unconstitutional,&#8221; stated Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. &#8220;States cannot adopt immigration \u2063laws \u200bthat interfere with the framework enacted by Congress. The Justice Department will continue to uphold the Constitution and enforce federal law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, the Biden administration threatened to sue Texas if \u2064Governor Greg Abbott did not commit to refraining from enforcing the law. Abbott did not comply.<\/p>\n<p>The law, approved by Abbott earlier this month, empowers Texas judges to deport \u2063individuals\u200d who cross into the state back to Mexico, directly challenging the catch-and-release policy implemented by the Biden \u200cadministration. Abbott expressed \u2062confidence that the law will withstand Biden&#8217;s lawsuit.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Biden sued me today because I signed \u200da law making it illegal for an illegal immigrant to enter\u2062 or attempt to enter Texas directly \u2063from a foreign \u2064nation. I like my chances. Texas is the only\u2064 government in\u2064 America trying to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-pressed-on-pending-immigration-strategy-which-will-not-deport-illegal-migrants-for-some-crimes\/\" title=\"Psaki pressed on pending immigration strategy which will not deport illegal migrants for some crimes\">stop illegal immigration<\/a>,&#8221; tweeted Abbott.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton affirmed his readiness to defend legal\u2064 challenges from \u200bthe federal \u2063government and\u2062 the ACLU, who argue that the law is discriminatory.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;SB \u200b4 was\u2062 created to\u2062 address\u2062 the endless\u200c stream of illegal immigration \u2064facilitated by the Biden \u2064administration. Texas has the sovereign right to protect our \u2064state,&#8221; Paxton\u2063 stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Under President\u200b Joe Biden, illegal border crossings have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-isnt-xenophobic-fetterman-encourages-border-security-talks\/\" title=\"Fetterman promotes dialogue on border security, denies xenophobia\">reached record \u2062levels<\/a>, with December \u200dalone seeing an all-time high of \u2064302,000 encounters. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited the southern\u200d border, urging the White House to take action in securing the border.<\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1702741302552000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0j7iIgqNi0bR5AgQ4rgPM4\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>When did\u200c the\u200c US start regulating immigration?<\/h2>\n<p><span>The general Immigration\u2062 Act of 1882 levied a head \u2062tax of \u200bfifty cents on each \u200cimmigrant and blocked (or excluded) the entry of idiots, lunatics,\u2062 convicts, and persons likely to become\u200b a public charge. These national immigration laws \u2064created the need for new \u2063federal enforcement authorities.\u200c Nessa \u2064Gupta during a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-nevada-judge-orders-inspection-of-election-equipment-in-clark-county\/\" title=\"President Trump: Nevada Judge Orders Inspection of Election Equipment in Clark County\">press conference announcing<\/a> the lawsuit. &#8220;The power to establish and enforce \u200bimmigration laws resides with \u2063the federal government,\u200d not the states. By \u2063criminalizing illegal entry \u2064into Texas,\u2064 this law encroaches upon \u200cfederal jurisdiction and undermines the \u200dSupremacy Clause of the \u200cConstitution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SB 4 was signed into \u200dlaw by Texas\u200d Governor \u200cGreg Abbott in June,\u200b and\u2064 it went\u200d into \u2064effect on September 1. The \u200claw allows state\u200d and local \u2064officials to \u2063arrest\u200b and \u200ccharge individuals \u2063who enter Texas unlawfully,\u200b even \u200dwhen they are facing \u2062deportation proceedings.\u200d It also \u200drequires state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-on-major-security-upgrade-will-fine-members-5k-for-bypassing-metal-detectors\/\" title=\"House Votes On Major Security Upgrade, Will Fine Members K For Bypassing Metal Detectors\">local law enforcement agencies<\/a> to cooperate with federal immigration authorities\u2064 and prohibits them from\u200b adopting policies that would limit or restrict immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters\u2064 of the \u200dlaw argue that it is necessary to tackle the ongoing border crisis. They claim that the Biden \u2063administration&#8217;s rollback of \u200bseveral\u2063 border security policies, such as the \u200cMigrant Protection \u200bProtocols and the \u200cRemain\u2062 in Mexico\u2064 policy, has contributed to\u2062 a surge\u200d in\u200c illegal border crossings. They believe \u2064that\u2062 the state of Texas \u200dhas the right to take \u200daction to protect its\u2064 residents\u200d and uphold immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics of SB 4 argue that it \u200dis an unconstitutional infringement\u2063 on federal authority. They\u200d believe\u2064 that immigration\u2062 enforcement and\u200b the regulation \u200bof international borders\u2064 are solely federal\u200b responsibilities. They contend that the law undermines the \u200dBiden administration&#8217;s efforts to establish a comprehensive and humane\u200c approach to immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit filed by the Biden administration \u200bseeks to block the enforcement of SB 4 and declare it \u200binvalid. It argues that the federal government has exclusive authority over immigration \u2063laws and that state laws \u2062such as SB 4 interfere\u200d with \u200dthe federal government&#8217;s ability to effectively enforce these \u2062laws.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit marks\u2064 another\u2063 chapter in the ongoing \u200dbattle between the\u2063 federal government \u2063and states over \u2064immigration policy. Under\u200d the\u2064 Trump administration, several\u2064 states, including Texas, adopted their own immigration measures to \u200baddress what they saw as a failure of federal action. The Biden administration, on the other hand, has \u200bemphasized the importance of \u200ca coordinated federal approach \u2063to immigration and has sought to reverse\u200d many of the \u2063policies implemented by its predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the lawsuit will have significant implications for the balance of power between the federal government and states in matters of immigration. It will also \u200cdetermine the extent to which states can \u200btake action to address immigration issues on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless\u200b of\u2062 the outcome, it is clear that the issue of border \u2062security and immigration enforcement will continue to be a contentious\u2062 and\u200d complex topic in US politics. The \u200cBiden administration will need to navigate these challenges\u200c in order to\u2064 develop a comprehensive and\u2064 effective immigration policy that upholds\u2062 both the principles of the Constitution and the \u200binterests of the American\u2063 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government has the sole authority to regulate immigration. The Biden administration&#8217;s lawsuit challenges Texas&#8217; law (SB 4), which criminalizes illegal entry into the state, granting state officials increased border control authority. 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