https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/state-immigration-crime-laws/ State immigration-crime laws: Texas S.B. 4 and Iowa S.F. 2340 ยท Passim litigation 2026-10-19T00:00:00Z Passim https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/scotus-26-49-brenna-bird-v-iowa-migrant-movement-for-justice/#2026-10-19-1aaae3ec31 Brenna Bird v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice: Supreme Court requested Solicitor General's views on Iowa petition 2026-10-19T00:00:00Z The Court invited the Solicitor General to file a brief expressing the views of the United States in No. 26-49. The order does not grant certiorari or change the injunction against Iowa's law. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/scotus-26-49-brenna-bird-v-iowa-migrant-movement-for-justice/#2026-10-13-d3a46af820 Brenna Bird v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice: Supreme Court distributed Iowa petition for October 16 conference 2026-10-13T00:00:00Z The official docket records distribution for the October 16, 2026 conference after October 8 rescheduling. This is a scheduling entry, not a grant or denial of certiorari. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/scotus-26-49-brenna-bird-v-iowa-migrant-movement-for-justice/#2026-10-08-ba3ee8a327 Brenna Bird v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice: Supreme Court rescheduled Iowa state-enforcement petition 2026-10-08T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court docket marks the petition rescheduled after its October 5 distribution for the October 9 conference. It does not list a replacement conference date or grant or deny review. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/scotus-26-49-brenna-bird-v-iowa-migrant-movement-for-justice/#2026-10-05-b2eb91935d Brenna Bird v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice: Supreme Court distributed Iowa petition for October 9 conference 2026-10-05T00:00:00Z The official docket records distribution for the October 9, 2026 conference following September 28 rescheduling; the petition remains pending. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/scotus-26-49-brenna-bird-v-iowa-migrant-movement-for-justice/#2026-09-28-3091009bd9 Brenna Bird v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice: Supreme Court rescheduled Iowa petition 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z The official docket records the petition as rescheduled after its earlier conference distribution; it does not record a grant or denial. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/scotus-26-49-brenna-bird-v-iowa-migrant-movement-for-justice/#2026-07-02-523757b66f Brenna Bird v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice: Iowa sought Supreme Court review of state illegal-reentry injunction 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z The petition raises pre-enforcement standing and federal preemption of Iowa's SF 2340 state illegal-reentry law. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/state-immigration-crime-laws/#status-2026-05-29-partly_blocked State immigration-crime laws: Texas S.B. 4 and Iowa S.F. 2340: In force in Texas; Iowa injunction affirmed 2026-05-29T00:00:00Z Fifth Circuit stayed the L.M.L. injunction of S.B. 4 pending appeal; Iowa's injunction remained in place https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/wdtx-1-26-cv-01170-l-m-l-v-martin/#2026-05-29-11a8548d19 L.M.L. v. Martin: Fifth Circuit stayed S.B. 4 injunction pending appeal 2026-05-29T00:00:00Z A Fifth Circuit panel granted Director Martin's opposed motion to stay the May 14 preliminary injunction pending appeal; Judge Southwick would have denied the motion. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/wdtx-1-26-cv-01170-l-m-l-v-martin/#2026-05-14-a58c96ef75 L.M.L. v. Martin: Western District of Texas granted preliminary injunction against key S.B. 4 provisions 2026-05-14T00:00:00Z The district court granted a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the reentry crime, state removal-order machinery, refusal-to-comply crime, and no-abatement rule for the named plaintiffs and provisional class. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/wdtx-1-26-cv-01170-l-m-l-v-martin/#2026-05-14-16a711b1e6 L.M.L. v. Martin: Western District of Texas preliminarily enjoined key S.B. 4 provisions 2026-05-14T00:00:00Z The district court enjoined enforcement of the reentry crime, state removal-order machinery, refusal-to-comply crime, and no-abatement rule for the named plaintiffs and provisional class. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/wdtx-1-26-cv-01170-l-m-l-v-martin/#2026-05-04-61bee00cd1 L.M.L. v. Martin: Noncitizen plaintiffs filed follow-on S.B. 4 class action 2026-05-04T00:00:00Z The new complaint was filed by noncitizen plaintiffs seeking to cure the standing problem identified by the en banc Fifth Circuit and block S.B. 4 provisions before the May 15 effective date. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/wdtx-1-26-cv-01170-l-m-l-v-martin/#2026-04-24-8fd9249e84 L.M.L. v. Martin: En banc Fifth Circuit vacated prior S.B. 4 injunction on standing grounds 2026-04-24T00:00:00Z The en banc Fifth Circuit vacated the earlier S.B. 4 preliminary injunction because the remaining organizational and county plaintiffs lacked standing, without reaching the preemption merits. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/ca5-24-50149-united-states-v-texas/#2026-04-24-bd72466586 United States v. Texas: En banc Fifth Circuit vacated S.B. 4 injunction 2026-04-24T00:00:00Z The en banc court held that the remaining nonprofit and county plaintiffs lacked standing and vacated the preliminary injunction without addressing the preemption merits. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/ca5-24-50149-united-states-v-texas/#2025-07-03-a7b4fca67f United States v. Texas: Fifth Circuit panel affirmed S.B. 4 injunction 2025-07-03T00:00:00Z A divided panel affirmed the preliminary injunction, but the ruling was later vacated when the Fifth Circuit granted rehearing en banc. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/ca5-24-50149-united-states-v-texas/#2024-02-29-a50386d2a2 United States v. Texas: District court preliminarily enjoined S.B. 4 2024-02-29T00:00:00Z The Western District of Texas blocked enforcement of S.B. 4 after concluding the plaintiffs were likely to show that the state immigration-enforcement law was preempted.