AUSTIN, Texas — Now that the Department of Justice has sued Texas over its controversial new immigration legislation, both sides have promised a fight that could rise all the way to the Supreme Court.
Texas justifies its new immigration powers through Senate Bill 4 by saying the federal government isn't doing enough to enforce the Southern Border. But the Department of Justice says it doesn't matter what Texas believes, it just doesn't have the authority to supersede the federal government.
"The question is, do they have the power to step in and take over enforcement of federal immigration laws?" Constitutional lawyer Renea Hicks said.
