The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let a Republican-backed Texas law take effect allowing state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, rejecting a request by President Joe Biden’s administration.

The court has a 6-3 conservative majority, and its three liberal justices dissented on Tuesday. The administration had asked the justices to freeze a judicial order allowing the Texas law to take effect while its challenge to the statute proceeds in the lower courts.

The law violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law by interfering with the U.S. government’s power to regulate immigration, the administration has argued.

  • theherk@lemmy.world
    81·
    8 months ago

    To say nothing of RvW, do you really think the constitution doesn’t provide some rights beyond citizens? For context, check out the preamble to the Declaration of Independence. More importantly, you won’t find this delineation in the Bill of Rights. Immigrants are granted due process, as written in the 14th as “any person”. There are many protections granted to all, precisely because we believed all are equal. This is well established constitutional law.

        • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOP
          6·
          8 months ago

          It never ceases to amaze me how citizens of a nation can be so utterly wrong about what’s in their own constitution and bill of rights.

          And I say this as a Canadian, because we’ve got Canadians quoting the Second Amendment like it’s law up here.

          sigh

      • gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org
        41·
        8 months ago

        Hang on, hang on, I think you missed it. It applies to “ALL PERSONS.” You’ll note that it does not include “unless you’re an illegal immigrant.”

          • theherk@lemmy.world
            21·
            8 months ago

            You’re just wrong here. And that’s okay, but take an opportunity to learn. Although many are deported without knowing there was a hearing, there still is what is taken to mean due process. See https://www.uclalawreview.org/the-ice-trap-deportation-without-due-process/

            The fact is, you can just actually take a look at the 14th amendment. Or try to find the term citizen in any of the first 10. Or just keep being confidently incorrect.

            The constitution absolutely does protect all people in many situations, and only xenophobia combined with poor education can lead somebody to disputing that.