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A coalition of civil rights groups has filed suit to stop a new law allowing Texas law enforcement to return illegal aliens to a port of entry and arrest them for unlawful entry.
According to Just the News, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a class-action lawsuit on Monday seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block the law.
Senate Bill 4, which makes illegal entry into Texas a state crime, is set to take effect next week after a federal appeals court vacated a lower court ruling last week that had prevented its enforcement since 2024.
The new law also authorized state magistrates to order certain individuals to leave the country if they are convicted.
Just the News reports that after the bill was signed into law in 2023, multiple groups sued, arguing the law is unconstitutional and a district court and panel of Fifth Circuit judges agreed.
The class-action lawsuit names the Texas Department of Public Safety and its director as defendants and calls for a restraining order and to block four key provisions of SB 4.
NEW: The ACLU OF Texas and its partners file a new class-action lawsuit challenging S.B. 4 —Seeking a restraining order and preliminary injunction to block several provisions of the legislation.
Via The ACLU of Texas:
“S.B. 4 would allow local and state law enforcement to…— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) May 4, 2026