United States v. Texas (2024)

United States v. Texas, et al. is a court case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding Texas Senate Bill 4 (S.B. 4), a Texas statute allowing state officials to arrest and deport migrants. The Biden administration, the county of El Paso, and two civil rights organizations petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate the stay of the lower court's preliminary injunction of S.B. 4. Texas governor Greg Abbott argued that the bill was supported by a clause in the Constitution forbidding states from declaring war unless an invasion occurs. The U.S. Supreme Court denied the application to vacate on March 19, 2024. On March 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit denied Texas’s motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction pending appeal.