The text signed in December by the Republican governor aims to create a “criminal offense of illegal entry into Texas from a foreign country”, punishable by six months in prison, or even up to 20 years in the event of a repeat offense.
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A controversial Texas law that criminalizes illegal entry into this Mexican border state was once again suspended on Tuesday March 19 by a federal court, only a few hours after a contrary decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court, with a conservative majority, lifted the suspension of the law on Tuesday, for procedural reasons. This was to provisionally allow the text to enter into force, initially scheduled for March 5. But on Tuesday evening, a federal appeals court again suspended the law.
The law signed in December by Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott creates a “criminal offense of illegal entry into Texas from a foreign country”, punishable by six months in prison, or even up to 20 years in the event of a repeat offense. Giving state authorities the power to arrest migrants and deport them to Mexico, it is notably contested by the Ministry of Justice and NGOs supporting immigrants.
A declared supporter of Donald Trump, who made the rejection of immigration a major axis of his electoral campaign, Greg Abbott has openly challenged the authority of the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden for months. He accuses her of“deliberate inaction” faced with the influx of migrants that he describes as“invasion”. The White House deplored the Supreme Court’s decision “authorizing harmful and unconstitutional Texas law to take effect”.
