An American judge on Thursday suspended the entry into force of the controversial law. Texas which allows the police authorities detain and expel migrants of which they suspect they have entered illegally USA, the plaintiffs reported.

The law, which was due to come into force next Monday and has been temporarily suspended, is one of the measures. anti-immigrant the most radical in American history.

Migrant advocates warn the law will lead directly to racial discrimination, especially against Latin Americans.

The measure (SB 88-4) was sued by civil rights groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) last December, just days after it was signed into law by the Republican governor of Texas. Greg Abbott the main driving force behind this measure.

The plaintiffs argue that the law is unconstitutional because it violates the rule of federal law, which governs immigration in the USA – according to measures approved by the state.

The law makes it an offense for a foreigner to “enter or attempt to enter the State from a foreign country” illegally. This offense is classified as a serious crime, punishable by up to 20 years in prisonif the offender is a repeat offender.

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The initiative also allows state justice agencies to order the removal of people without trial. In addition, police officers can arrest any person they suspect of entering the country illegally and will have the power to expel him or her at any time. Mexico instead of arresting him.

Anand Balakrishnan, attorney for the Immigrant Rights Project ACLU, The statement said the federal court’s decision “confirms” the measure’s illegality.

Edna Young, co-executive director of American Gateways, another plaintiff organization, emphasized that “the only way to fix our broken immigration system is through action by the federal Congress, not action by individual states.”

The temporary ruling, issued by the Federal Court for the Western District of Texas, came just as President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump separately, arrived this Thursday on the southern border of this state to advance their Election campaigns around immigration.

The American President meets with members Border Patrol and local authorities and leaders in Brownsville, Meanwhile, Trump will be 500 kilometers northeast of Eagle Pass, where Abbott introduced a series of measures challenging federal authority over immigration.

The plaintiffs expected that the Texas government would likely appeal the court’s temporary decision.

The law prompted the abandonment of local governments such as Step who participated in the trial.

County Commissioner Iliana Holguin welcomed the court’s decision in a statement and said the law “would place an undue burden on local taxpayers while opening the door to possible violations of residents’ civil rights.”

(EFE)